Maison Martin Margiela white painted boots (41) — 2003

Size: (41)

Insole: 28 cm

Outsole: 30 cm

Shaft height: 19,5 cm

Shaft circumference: 30 cm

Heel: 3,5 cm

Platform: 1 cm

 

Composition:

Leather insole

Leather outer with white acrylic paint

 

Details:

Black boots hand painted white

Wooden heel

Zipper closure

Square toecap

Resoled and new insole

Margiela line 10: mainline menswear

These boots have been originally presented on the spring 1999 catwalk as a prototype and have been commercialised for fall 2002 and spring 2003 (pictured with a blue artisanal deconstructed shirt)

Collector’s item, part of the Fashion Museum Hasselt’s collection

Comes with original box and dustbag

 

Condition: 3,5/5

Please note that 3,5 just shows the wearing of the shoes. This wear adds to the beauty of the shoe since the white paint comes off from usage and leaves a unique patina.

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Description

About Maison Martin Margiela

Martin Margiela is a Belgian designer, graduating from the Royal Academy of fine arts in Antwerp.

 

He is often mistaken as one of the ‘Antwerp Six’.

At the time when Ann Demeulemeester,Walter van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee were showcasing in London, Margiela was already working for Jean Paul Gaultier.

 

Martin Margiela stayed away from the public eye, remaining backstage after his shows and only allowing press to contact hem via fax.

 

Maison Martin Margiela’s discreet brand label consists of a blank piece of cloth or with the numbers 0-23. The trademark is attached with four small, white stitches, visible on the outside on unlined garments. The concept behind this was so the tag could be cut out, making the garment anonymous like it’s creator.

 

Margiela’s work is highly conceptual; a large piece of his repertoire is playing with conventions and recycling. Influenced by Rei Kawakubo, he works with deconstructed garments and frayed edges, nevertheless are his garments perfectly tailored. A lot of his work also includes trompe-l’oeil, a reference to René Magritte.

 

Martin Margiela was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2010. His work is more often talked about as ‘art’ rather than fashion.

 

His most iconic piece is his tabi boot, Margiela’s interpretation of Japanese split-toe tabi socks.

 

Margiela left his eponymous label in 2009, leaving the creative staff to continue the collection for several seasons. In 2014 John Galliano was appointed as new head designer.

The only way now get an original Martin Margiela piece, is only by buying vintage Margiela clothing.

Additional information

Weight 2.9 kg
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