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Video: Maison Margiela Icons Collection

In this video, Maison Margiela has presented its genderless Icons Collection. Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Maison Margiela via YouTube Photo credit: Image: Maison Margiela via YouTube

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Video: Maison Margiela SS22 collection

In this video, fashion label Maison Margiela has presented its SS22 collection at Paris Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Maison Margiela via YouTube Photo credit: Maison Margiela, Facebook

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OTB posts 14 percent drop in full year turnover

OTB group, parent to Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, Amiri, Staff International and Brave Kid closed the financial year 2020 with consolidated turnover decrease of 14 percent from the previous year to 1,317 million euros, with net revenues of 1,238 million euros. The company said in a statement that revenues rose by 20 percent at...

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OTB appoints Gianfranco Gianangeli as CEO of Maison Margiela

Fashion group OTB has announced the appointment of Gianfranco Gianangeli as the new CEO of Parisian fashion house Maison Margiela. Gianangeli, who will join the brand in September and report to group CEO Ubaldo Minelli, has held various managerial positions across luxury fashion, such as global retail director at Givenchy, associate...

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Maison Margiela ‘Défilé’ Co-ed Collection Autumn-Winter 2020

After the Artisanal show, we can say the new word in John Galliano’s vocabulary is ‘Recicla’. The new line Recicla includes all genuine authentic pieces, handpicked by John Galliano, restored and re-appropriated as limited-edition garments. The deconstruction concept that has been often related to Margiela’s collections can be seen everywhere in...

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Diesel parent OTB posts 6.4 percent rise in 2019 turnover

OTB, the Italian fashion group’s turnover exceeded 1.5 billion euros, coming in at 1,530 million euros (1,741 million dollars), up 6.4 percent compared to 2018, and growing in all businesses, channels with retail growth of 9 percent, and regions. The company said in a statement that consolidated EBITDA reached 190 million euros (216 million...

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Reebok and Maison Margiela debut footwear collaboration

French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela debut its footwear collaboration with sportswear giant Reebok during Paris Couture Week. The collaboration combines an iconic style from each brand, Reebok’s Instapump Fury sneaker from 1994 and the Margiela Tabi split-toed shoe from 1988, and draws on themes key from the spring/summer 2020 couture...

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Chloé names Riccardo Bellini as its new chief executive officer

Chloé has announced a major change in its leadership. The Richemont-owned fashion house has appointed Riccardo Bellini as its next chief executive officer, as was first reported by WWD on Thursday morning. Bellini will succeed Chloé's current chief executive, Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye, effective December 1 of this year. With over 20 years of...

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John Galliano's Margiela contract renewed

John Galliano will be continuing on as designer of Maison Margiela. His contract has been renewed by OTB, the holding company for the brand, reflecting the designer's ability to boost sales. Since the designer took the helm in 2014, sales have doubled as he shifted the focus toward accessories, which now account for 60 percent of the business. “...

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Fashion week gets political: Galliano takes a stand against fascism

British designer John Galliano railed against Brexit and populism threatening "the moral fibre of society" after a pointed Paris fashion show at which he paid tribute to World War II heroes for saving democracy. The legendary creator -- who is usually careful to avoid politics -- warned that "we are witnessing the very breakdown of the moral...

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Video: Nick Knight presents a 360º world for John Galliano's Maison Margiela

Inspired by the Maison Margiela Artisanal A/W 18 collection, Nick Knight creates a whole new world for Galliano's nomadic visions. The fashion film, entitled Squidge, sees Molly Bair and Adesuwa Aighewi showcase the collection's plump and voluminous looks in a real yet abstract space. Source: ShowStudio, YouTube.

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Video: The Knights of Knightsbridge - Fashion Film by Nick Knight

The fashion film accompanies a panoramic display of 18 fashion images by Knight which adorned the face of the Knightsbridge estate. The project was conceptualised by Knight, who drew influence from the history of Knightsbridge – an area which takes its name from a legendary duel between two knights on a bridge, both of whom fell to their death....