MARTIN MARGIELA GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN ANTWERP IN 1979 AND IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AVANTGARDE DESIGNERS OF THE LAST DECADES . HE IS CONSIDERED A CONCEPTUAL FASHION ARTIST AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DESIGNERS TO DECONSTRUCT PATTERNS AND SHAPES, MAKE SEAMS AND DETAILS VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND CUT EDGES RAW. AS PROTEST AGAINST THE FASHION WORLD MARGIELA USED VEILED MODELS AND EMPTY WHITE LABLES TO IDENTIFY HIS CREATIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS HE WAS HONORED AS AN ARTIST IN SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE. FROM 1997 TO 2003 HE WAS CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF HERMÈS.
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