High fashion doesn’t need to be so extroverted.

Maison Margiela, helmed by creative director John Galliano has been on a tear of late dominating fashion shows the world around and delivering their typical offering of deconstructed items as well as the best in quality casual wear. The new seasonal offerings from the Belgium brand comes fresh off a dominant turn at Paris Fashion Week, displaying a stout air of exhibitionism with their recent artisanal men’s and women’s collection, as well as their extremely divisive release of the ‘skeleton shirt’, a deconstructed layering item that’s a bit more ‘couture’ than casual. Don’t let this bold display of design detract from the fact that Margiela is consistently contributing ‘cool’ casual clothing to rival the quality of their high fashion range.

Presented this season is the brand’s staple three-by-eight grid showing the numbers zero to 23 scribbled out to maintain the brand’s ethos on anonymity as well throwing a streetwear appeal of a bold logo print on to the classic hoodie. Arriving in a black or cream design, each fine piece is completed with the finest of details. Constructed from a slightly slubby, irregular loopback sweat fabric and incorporating the token 4 stitch motif to the rear yoke construction. Even the scribble to the logo is textured and raised using a lipstick effect print to gift the vivid detail.

 

 

Pairing perfectly with the dress down designs of the hoodie is the brand’s 5 pocket jean, the basic (if you can call it that) denim creation from the fashion house. This season sees pale tones put on a pedestal for the brand with the 5 pocket offering arriving in a light bleach colourway. The signature deconstruction is offered on this edition equipped with raw edging, worn and faded effect, and hand-finished distressing for a totally unique product. The brand’s signature denim back pocket cut out can be seen alongside cut out branding on the waistband. Less is always more, and the minimalism of this release lends a clean air to the brands latest offering.

With a statement of intent from Galliano’s latest collections, it can only mean more intriguing designs to come from the brand’s ready to wear range.