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Martin Margiela Is Officially Totally Gone from MMM and Will Not Be Replaced
Martin Margiela Is Officially Totally Gone from MMM and Will Not Be Replaced December 8, 2009 2:08 pm >> For the better part of a year, rumors of Martin Margiela's withdrawal from his label have plagued the industry.
Is Maison Martin Margiela's Faceless Designer No Longer Behind the Scenes?
Is Maison Martin Margiela's Faceless Designer No Longer Behind the Scenes? June 1, 2009 2:24 pm >> Rumors have been swirling about the status of Martin Margiela at his Maison since last year, and though chief executive Giovanni Pungetti avowed back in March that Margiela was "still in position," though had reduced his level of involvement to that of a consultant, critical reaction to the Fall 2009 collection which debuted that same month implied that there was no trace of Margiela the designer left.Margiela arranged a meeting early last year with Raf Simons to discuss the possibility of replacing him, but Raf ultimately decided to stay at Jil Sander.
Maison Martin Margiela Fall 2009: Doing Well, Head in the Clouds
Maison Martin Margiela Fall 2009: Doing Well, Head in the Clouds March 6, 2009 4:37 pm >> Martin Margiela may be to blame for the overloaded shoulders, shaggy coats, and sculptural necklines we're seeing everywhere else for Fall 2009, and his bellwhether abilities are really paying off — his Paris stores logged a 21 percent sales increase year over year in January.  Despite rumors last season that he was on the brink of leaving the company, "he's still in position," Margiela chief exec Giovanni Pungetti assures, although he disclosed that the designer recently reduced his day-to-day involvement and is seldom in the company's headquarters.  Instead, "He’s concentrating on more strategic projects.
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