MARTIN MARGIELA: IN HIS OWN WORDS

By Reiner HOLZEMER

EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLING - as BROAD

Documentary - Completed 2019

A look at Martin Margiela, the fashion world's answer to Banksy, an elusive and enigmatic designer whose revolutionary creations changed the face of fashion while remaining completely anonymous.

Festivals
& Awards

DOC NYC 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • GERMANY, BELGIUM
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Reiner HOLZEMER
    • Producer(s)
    • Reiner HOLZEMER, Aminata SAMBE
    • Synopsis
    • An intimate profile of Martin Margiela, one of the most revolutionary and influential fashion designers of his time. From Jean Paul Gaultier's assistant to creative director at Hermes to leading his own brand, Margiela never showed his face publicly but reinvented fashion with his radical style for over 20 years, through 41 provocative collections. For the first time, the "Banksy of fashion" reveals his drawings, notes and personal items, giving us an exclusive peek to his vision and career.

      The film features interviews with, among others, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carine Roitfeld, Trend Forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn and Fashion Historian Olivier Saillard. The score has been composed by the Belgian rock band dEUS.