Glenn Martens, the Diesel designer, has been named creative director at Margiela. He replaces John Galliano, who left the brand in December.

Glenn Martens, known for his reconstructed denim and avant-garde silhouettes, is the new creative director of Maison Margiela.

Glenn Martens, the current creative director at Diesel, has been announced as the next creative director of Maison Margiela. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Like the house founder, the new creative director has a love of the avant-garde.

Martens was offered a role at Jean Paul Gaultier as junior designer for the women’s pre-collection and his menswear label G2. In 2012, he started his own eponymous label, which made its debut at Paris Fashion Week, and ran for three seasons.

Belgian designer Glenn Martens was unveiled Wednesday as the successor to John Galliano as creative director of French fashion house Maison Margiela on a busy day of Haute Couture Week in Paris. Martens,

Martens grew up in the Belgian city of Bruges and graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. He was famously recruited by Jean Paul Gaultier after Gaultier saw his graduation show and conscripted him as junior designer for his women’s pre-collection and the G2 men’s label.

: According to the latest report from WWD, Glenn Martens is confirmed to be the next creative director for Maison Margiela. Other reports quote Martens stating “I feel extremely honoured to join the amazing Maison Margiela,

MILAN (Reuters) -Belgian designer Glenn Martens has been appointed as new creative director of Maison Margiela with immediate effect, the brand and its owner OTB said on Wednesday. Martens is currently creative director of Diesel,

The former Y/Project designer and current Diesel creative director will replace John Galliano, who exited the Maison Margiela in late 2024