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Maison Margiela is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela and business partner Jenny Meirens, headquartered in Paris. The brand revolutionized fashion with its deconstructive and avant-garde approach, challenging conventional notions of luxury through unconventional materials and innovative design techniques. Known for its distinctive white labels with four white stitches and numbered product lines, Maison Margiela became synonymous with anonymity and anti-fashion principles, with Margiela himself avoiding interviews and photographs to keep focus on the clothing rather than celebrity culture. The house produces both haute couture-inspired artisanal collections and ready-to-wear lines, encompassing womenswear, menswear, accessories, and fragrances. Famous for staging shows in unusual locations like empty metro stations and street corners, with models' faces often obscured to direct attention to the garments, Maison Margiela has profoundly influenced contemporary fashion. After Margiela's departure in 2009, John Galliano served as creative director from 2014 to 2024, with Glenn Martens now leading the brand's continued evolution.