display for Maison Margiela recalled gleeful days of old while Dries van Noten’s gaudy elegance edged a genuine-life comfort zoneThe 11am catwalk display in the Tuileries on Wednesday was,in theory, a display of next spring’s alert-to-wear womenswear collection for the Parisian house of Margiela. In reality, and the entwined stories of John Galliano and Paris fashion long ago moved beyond such mere technicalities. alert-to-wear womenswear is,anyway, a term that could be only very loosely applied to skirts wrapped in clingfilm, or jackets made from sofa stuffing,and fishnet bodystockings; particularly when many of the models on the catwalk are men.
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Source: theguardian.com