There was an immediate echo of that in Glenn Martens ' debut ready-to-wear show - not in the clothes, but the staging itself. An orchestra peopled with 61 young musicians, aged seven to 15, a few within their first months of music school, took to their instruments to play with various endearingly imperfect degrees of cack-handedness, grand pieces by Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more.
What Is A Tabi, Anyway? Inspired by the iconic Maison Margiela Tabi shoe - famous for its split-toe, hoof-like silhouette -these manis feature a distinct slit down the center of each nail, creating a subtle (but striking) divide. The look is unexpected, a little avant-garde, and instantly recognizable to anyone who's ever clocked the cult-favorite (and extremely polarizing) shoe on the street.
La Maison Champs-Élysées sits quietly within Paris' Golden Triangle, yet inside it unfolds as one of the city's most ambitious design statements. Fifty-seven rooms carry the hotel's identity, with seventeen "Couture Collection" suites serving as Maison Margiela 's first complete interior project. The house's codes are woven through every corridor and chamber, creating an environment where the boundaries between fashion, art, and architecture dissolve.