The expected relief of John Galliano finally arrived at Margiela. Glenn Martens He will be the new creative director of Maison Margiela, as the company itself announced today. “I have worked with Glenn for years, I have witnessed his talent and I know what he is capable of,” he said Renzo RossoPresident of OTB in a statement.
“After Martin Margielawho gave life to the Maison and his unique artisanal line, and John, who made it the most avant -garde haute couture house in the world, I am proud to have a third dressmaker to the helm. Glenn, who studied as Martin at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, He has already demonstrated his skill and vision in haute couture«, Rosso continues in the statement.
The OTB group announced Glenn Martens as the new creative director of Maison Margiela
The Belgian designer, who will continue to be the creative director of Dieselwill replace John Galliano, who led Margiela from 2014 to last 2024. In September 2024, Martens left and/Project, an independent brand based in Paris in which he was 11 years, a fact that made the rumors that today that today that today They are confirmed. «I feel honored to join the magnificent Maison Margiela, a truly unique house that has been inspiring the world decades. AND I thank Renzo the confidence he deposits in Mí «, said Glenn Martens himself in the same statement.
In addition to sharing nationality, Martin Margiela and Glenn Martens They licensed in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp-Margiela in 1979 and Martens in 2008-. Both moved to Paris to develop their careers and started working on Jean Paul Gaultier: Margiela in 1984 and Martens in 2008.
In 1988, Margiela co -founded her homonymous brand. Glenn Martens He was appointed creative director of Diesel in 2020, also owned by the parent company of MargielaOTB and other firms such as Jil Sander either Marni. According to group data, in 2023, diesel sales grew by 13%.
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