This book offers a stunning overview of Martin Margiela's 20-year fashion journey, highlighting his unique vision of understated luxury through 41 runway shows from 1989 to 2009. It explores his innovative designs, recurring motifs, and the artistic intent behind his work, celebrating Margiela's impact on contemporary fashion.
With a provocative and subversive design approach, Rick Owens has transformed fashion since founding his label in 1994. This volume provides the first critical appraisal of his work, documenting nearly three decades of his unique worldview. Renowned for his “a-grunge-meets-glamor” aesthetic, Owens has garnered a devoted international following. His creations blend grace and grit, emphasizing structural transformation and movement, with flowing shapes contrasting against opaque forms and sharp edges. This formal invention is enhanced by a fascination with new and exotic materials. Coinciding with the first comprehensive exhibition of his work at the Palais Galliera in Paris in summer 2025, the book captures the exhibition's scope and breadth, appealing to both longtime fans and newcomers. Owens will transform the grand nineteenth-century palace, using temporary installations as showcases for his creations. The book is divided between the conception of these showcases and the precious objects displayed within, featuring curatorial essays that explore Owens's multidisciplinary and architectural approach to design.