Maison Margiela

We’re proud to announce that we now stock the premium brand Maison Margiela both in store and online at Aphrodite.

When Martin Margiela formed his namesake brand in 1988, after a stint as design legend Jean-Paul Gaultier’s assistant, the trend for larger-than-life designers and clothing was in full swing: contemporaries like Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix delivered both ostentatious, bold designs and a cult of personality to match. Margiela, a Belgian living in Paris who’d studied alongside other forward-thinkers like Dries Van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester, sought to turn this trend on its head, eschewing almost all publicity for himself — he was famously described as “fashion’s invisible man” for his refusal to have his photograph taken and his habit of delivering most communication via fax — and often obscuring models’ faces to let the clothes speak for themselves.

Here at Aphrodite we have a range of Maison Margiela staple garments, such as the pinstripe beige shirt, charcoal roll neck jumper and a crew neck elbow patch jumper in black. Other items include the distinctive Pollock wallet, a staple wallet featuring unique paint splashes inspired by contemporary artist Paul Jackson Pollock.

You can shop our full range of Maison Margiela online or see it for yourself in our Sunderland store.