Who is the designer for Maison Martin Margiela?

John Galliano is currently creative director of the French fashion house Maison Margiela, previously called Maison Martin Margiela. In the past, he has been the creative director for Givenchy and Christian Dior. Browse a range of expertly vetted Maison Margiela pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.

How do I spot fake Maison Martin Margiela?

The key to spotting fake Maison Martin Margiela products is quality. The Maison Margiela brand is known for designer-level craftsmanship and materials. An authentic Maison Margiela product should have neat, even stitching, a crisp logo and high level of attention to detail. Shop an array of expertly vetted Maison Margiela pieces from top boutiques on 1stDibs.

What is Maison Martin Margiela?

Maison Martin Margiela, now simply called Maison Margiela, is a French fashion house founded in 1988. It was first founded by Belgian designer Martin Margiela and takes inspiration from avant-garde styling. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Maison Margiela pieces.

Margiela 1990

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Maison Martin Margiela Denim

Maison Margiela Black Dress

$5,250

Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Remodeled Buckled Leather Anklet Bracelet 1990s

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Chicago, IL

Since filmed wearing an original black version at his initial Margiela fashion show, he had reproduced and painted it white for his S/S 1990 collection.

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1990s French Aesthetic Movement Modern Bracelets

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Silver, Silver Plate

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Size: Small

1990's Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Collection Asymmetric T-Shirt

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

1990's NWT Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Collection white cotton t-shirt with asymmetric cap sleeves, a round neck and a deep scoop back.

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20th Century Italian T-Shirts

Margiela Cotton Knit Dress

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Margiela Cotton Knit Dress

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in New York, NY

Margiela Cotton Knit Dress

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1990s Italian Day Dresses

Martin Margiela Artisanal Scarf

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Size: one size

Martin Margiela Artisanal Scarf

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Austin, TX

Martin Margiela artisanal scarf. Condition: Excellent. One size

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1990s Unknown Scarves

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W 2 in L 7 in

Maison Margiela Modern Rose Gold Signet Wide Cuff Bracelet

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Miami, FL

This chic and fashionable wide cuff bracelet is crafted in solid 18 karat rose gold, weighing 148.50 grams. Exposing a centered rounded square face. Measuring 7 inches around the wri...

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1990s American Artist Modern Bracelets

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18k Gold

S/S1998 Maison Margiela Flat Collection knit

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S/S1998 Maison Margiela Flat Collection knit

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Milano, Lombardia

S/S 1998 Maison Margiela Flat Collection knit Knit top from the iconic S/S 1998 “Flat Collection,” one of Margiela’s most conceptual runway presentations. Designed to lie completely...

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1990s T-Shirts

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S/S 1999 MARTIN MARGIELA Oversized Dog Tag

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Austin, TX

S/S 1999 MARTIN MARGIELA Oversized Dog Tag Look #25 in runway show 5" width, 19.4" length Metal Condition: Excellent

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1990s Belgian Chain Necklaces

Maison Martin Margiela Knit Top A/W 1997

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L 20 in

Maison Martin Margiela Knit Top A/W 1997

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in London, GB

- Autumn /Winter 1997 Runway collection by Martin Margiela - Sold by Mae Vintage London - Knitted top comprised of 4 knitted sections joined together in a cross at the front and b...

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1990s Shirts

Margiela cream velvet deconstructed basting jacket, fw 1997

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$7,214

Size: IT 44

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA FW 08 Rare and iconic coat with structured shoulders

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Milano, MILANO

Rare and iconic Fall Winter 2008 coat with structured shoulders by Maison Martin Margiela Inner shoulder pads Buttons and belt closure Two pockets 70% wool 30% cotton

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S/S 1989 Thierry Mugler Les Atlantes Black Sculptural Jacket

$3,995

S/S 1989 Thierry Mugler Les Atlantes Black Sculptural Jacket

By Thierry Mugler

Located in Concord, NC

Spring Summer 1989 “Les Atlantes” Thierry Mugler black jacket featuring sculptural “fin” sleeves that flare subtly at the cuffs creating an architectural look. Its sharply pointed he...

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1980s French Jackets

Maison Martin Margiela Black Leather Tabi Boots With High Heels 2000

$1,950

Size: 38

Maison Martin Margiela Black Leather Tabi Boots With High Heels 2000

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Resurrection Vintage is thrilled to present a pair of vintage Maison Martin Margiela black leather tabi boots with high heels, featuring five interior silver hook closures at the bac...

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Early 2000s Ankle Boots

$160

JIL SANDER black leather silver buckle block heel ankle boots EU38

By Jil Sander

Located in Hong Kong, NT

JIL SANDER black leather silver buckle block heel ankle boots EU38 Reference: ECLO/A00131 Brand: Jil Sander Collection: 2013 AW - Runway Material: Leather Color: Black, Silver Patte...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boots

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black leather 2022 BOXCAR Ankle Boots Shoes 40

$1,000

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black leather 2022 BOXCAR Ankle Boots Shoes 40

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Zürich, CH

100% authentic Alexander McQueen Boxcar ankle-boots in black smooth calfskin featuring silver-tone metal cap-toe. Open with a zipper on the inside. Brand new. 2022 Pre-Fall Measur...

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21st Century and Contemporary Boots

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$8,474

Thierry Mugler Sculptural Ensemble 1992 Semi Sheer Black Suit Jacket and Skirt

By Thierry Mugler

Located in Berlin, BE

The perfect blend of pure Eelegance & Drama! Extremely rare FW 1992 Thierry Mugler ensemble, jacket and skirt. In this exquisitely tailored two-piece, Thierry Mugler once again d...

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1990s French Skirt Suits

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Backless Violet Silk Charmeuse Gown

$7,500

$1,650

Size: 6

Christian Dior by John Galliano F/W 2001 Nylon Low Waist Pants & Matching Belt

By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior

Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest

Enjoy this item as part of our Holiday Sale, for one week! Fall Winter 2001 Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Nylon Abstract Watercolor Low Waist Pants With Matching Belt Size: ...

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Early 2000s French Pants

$875

Size: 8

Michael Kors Collection Size 8 Chocolate Brown Leather High Heel Knee High Boots

By Michael Kors

Located in San Diego, CA

Classic MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION Size 8 chocolate brown leather knee high boots! It is so easy to find a good pair of black boots, but brown leather boots are hard to come by. Sensibl...

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2010s Italian Boots

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Margiela 1990 For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary margiela 1990 for your needs in our varied inventory. Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Gray, Beige, Brown and more in stock now. If you’re looking for a margiela 1990 from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Margiela 1990?

Prices for a margiela 1990 can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $195 and can go as high as $42,978, while, on average they fetch $2,250.

Maison Martin Margiela for sale on 1stDibs

Belgian designer Martin Margiela (b. 1957) — whose life, career, and designs for handbags, clothing and shoes have become cult-collector obsessions — pushed those who attended his shows outside their comfort zones. In the years following the 1988 debut of Maison Martin Margiela, he toyed with creative and aesthetic paradoxes that persist in fashion today.

Consider the Spring/Summer 2001 shirt patchworked from vintage clothing labels, or his famous corset dresses made from tailoring dummies, from his Fall/Winter 1997 line. Or his oversize collection for Fall/Winter 2000. In 1992, Margiela told Dépêche Mode magazine, “My clothes appeal to women of a certain mindset rather than of a specific age or physique.”

Born in Genk, Belgium, in 1957, Margiela knew he wanted to be a fashion designer after catching glimpses of Parisian fashion on TV as a child. Although his parents discouraged this career choice as an oddly funny aspiration, Margiela enrolled in the fashion program of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. There, he befriended and graduated a year ahead of the Antwerp Six — the acclaimed group of Belgian fashion designers comprising Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee, Dirk Bikkembergs and Dirk Van Saene.

Like many of his contemporaries in the 1980s, Margiela understood Paris fashion but felt a deep resonance with the deconstructed beauty espoused by Japanese designers Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo, of Comme des Garçons. Margiela’s fascination with Japan influenced many of his earliest collections and designs, from a dress pieced together from broken plates to his iconic Tabi boots, inspired by the split-toe Japanese worker’s shoe, which dates back to the 15th century.

Margiela decided to launch his own line while working for renowned Paris designer Jean Paul Gaultier. With Belgian designer Jenny Meirens, Margiela established Maison Martin Margiela in the French capital in 1988.

Margiela’s debut show was nothing short of spectacular. Set in a packed Café de la Gare in the still-seedy Marais district, it was also scandalous to the Parisian fashion set of the time. The designer tore up the conventions of contemporary couture presentations, most notably having his models, plucked from the streets and wearing ink-blotted Tabis, wend their way through the crowd.

The show redefined the concept of the runway in a way that would later inspire such designers as Alexander McQueen and Demna Gvasalia.

While the notoriously private designer retired from fashion in 2009, for many Maison Martin Margiela collectors, his pieces capture the irreverence of the postwar, post-punk late 1980s and ’90s. Katy Rodriguez, cofounder of the cult vintage fashion shop Resurrection, is among those who felt a connection to Margiela’s clothing in the subliminal challenges it posed to the time’s beauty norms.

“Growing up in San Francisco and coming out of the end of punk rock, not wanting to be objectified, not wanting to be seen as a sexual object, not wanting your value to be just because you’re pretty — all those clothes played into all of that,” she says. “It really was a reflection of the kind of world the young people I knew at the time wanted to live in.”

John Galliano was named creative director at the house in 2014 and it rebranded as Maison Margiela in 2015.

Find vintage Maison Martin Margiela boots, evening dresses, jackets and more on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Clothing for You

Start building your collection of covetable and iconic vintage clothing today — no matter where you roam, there is a curated selection of designer dresses and gowns, sweaters, shirts, dazzling shoes and more on 1stDibs that will keep you covered in the hottest styles from head to toe.

From elegant museum-worthy vintage Chanel dresses and jackets to audacious T-shirts and trousers from provocative punk designer Vivienne Westwood, one thing is abundantly clear: If the clothing for sale on 1stDibs could talk, it would certainly make a statement.

For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers — think John Galliano and Roberto Cavalli — but maybe ‘80s accessories are among your (guilty?) pleasures.

Playful, boldly colored coats and outerwear from Moschino, Ralph Lauren and other titans of the era can take a simpler ensemble to the next level, while chic and practical suits from the likes of Christian Dior and Balmain endure for haute couture advocates and beyond.

And vintage is the name of the game on today’s red carpets, too. Celebrity stylists are turning to archival pieces created by the likes of Bob Mackie, Thierry Mugler and Jean-Paul Gaultier as alternatives to new gowns plucked straight off the runway. Wearing such sought-after items gives celebrities instant allure and suggests a personal style that’s not only achingly glamorous but intellectually informed and influenced by a love of craftsmanship.

Those seeking contemporary luxury looks and in-demand street-style fits can indulge in designs by Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu and Loro Piana, while pieces from Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Versace endure as examples of fashion’s most covetable goods.

The future — and glamorous past — of fashion is yours for the wearing. Find vintage clothing and accessories for sale on 1stDibs, including designs by Balenciaga, Valentino, Celine, Loewe and more.

Questions About Maison Martin Margiela

Who is the designer for Maison Martin Margiela?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
John Galliano is currently creative director of the French fashion house Maison Margiela, previously called Maison Martin Margiela. In the past, he has been the creative director for Givenchy and Christian Dior. Browse a range of expertly vetted Maison Margiela pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.
How do I spot fake Maison Martin Margiela?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The key to spotting fake Maison Martin Margiela products is quality. The Maison Margiela brand is known for designer-level craftsmanship and materials. An authentic Maison Margiela product should have neat, even stitching, a crisp logo and high level of attention to detail. Shop an array of expertly vetted Maison Margiela pieces from top boutiques on 1stDibs.
What is Maison Martin Margiela?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Maison Martin Margiela, now simply called Maison Margiela, is a French fashion house founded in 1988. It was first founded by Belgian designer Martin Margiela and takes inspiration from avant-garde styling. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Maison Margiela pieces.