To pour his energies into painting? That’s the story according to WWD. No successor will be named and his eponymous line will be left to run itself. Martin Margiela is completely walking away from fashion to pursue his art, which is not all surprising considering what a recluse he is.
The maison, which is breaking even with its ready-to-wear, is slated to expand with a fragrance collaboration with L’Oreal due out this spring, and a big push into interior design and home. (Office décor of a white table with an empty snow globe, an all-white set of Russian dolls, and a boot-shaped candle sounds kind of awesome.) Later this week Margiela will unveil a suite he decorated at Les Sources de Caudalie vinotherapie spa near Bordeaux, France. On a related note, I’m going to take a bath in some wine later.
