Maison Martin Margiela, House Of The Macabre
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Models walk the runway during the Maison Martin Margiela show, part of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 on September 29, 2008 in Paris, France. A few seasons ago Belgian designer Martin Margiela offered a pair of perfect pants for ready to wear. Simple, high-waisted, black cotton with the slightest hint of a fuller thigh and a slouchy leg tapering towards the ankle. I would have picked them up them if they were available at a deep discount in my size. I had no idea what a terrifying aesthetic I would have been buying into!
This is the stuff of nightmares, and though the blank faced and twisted head models are disturbing, they are perfectly done. One can only marvel at the impact that something as simple as a stockinged face or backwards wig can have on our belief that these models are not human. Illusion is the game and Margiela plays it with with a macabre hand, hinting at certain element of bondage and fetishization of femininity by erasing identity and isolating hair . The show’s finale included brass instruments and confetti. A joyful bright release after a lot of dark mystery on the catwalk. See it all here.
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