‘A Folk Horror Tale’

In the latest chapter of his podcast series, John Galliano reveals his inspiration and the development of techniques used to create his ‘Artisanal’ 2021 collection and the film he conceived for its presentation.

Through the grammar of haute couture, the quest is expressed in the alternative notion of neo-alchemy: the search for authenticity through scientific transmutations of shapes and textures of familiar garments, realised through harmonious dialogue with the natural elements.

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Executive production by KCD

Music and sound arrangement by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano

For his Spring Summer 2021 Co-Ed collection, Maison Margiela’s Creative Director John Galliano opens the doors to the world of the Tango and the societal values associated with it – community, interdependency and primal, instinctive connection. Heroic cutting, storied garments and iconic wardrobe pieces become the main characters in a three-act tale moving from a Victorian wedding, a procession to a dance marathon.

The designer illustrates how techniques developed in the Artisanal collection are artistically industrialized for ready-to-wear and the magic behind the numbers on the brand’s label.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano.

"Hope, heroism, and hedonism," John Galliano says, reflecting on his first Maison Margiela collection since the lockdown. In the latest episode of The Memory Of... With John Galliano, the creative director reveals the inspirations and techniques behind his Artisanal Co-Ed Collection for Autumn-Winter 2020 and the creation of the feature film he conceived for its presentation.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano.

For his Fall Winter 2020 Co-Ed Défilé collection, Maison Margiela’s Creative Director John Galliano continues his exploration of the gestures and uniforms associated with the bourgeoisie and our collective heritage. A return to worth, a sense of belonging evoking restorative sensibilities.

Recicla is introduced. Items carrying the new white Recicla label – listing provenance and period – are genuine authentic finds, handpicked by John Galliano, restored and re-appropriated as limited-edition garments or accessories.

The collection is a reflection of society today, a reminder of our need to being conscious, in the moment.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano

In the latest episode of his podcast series for Maison Margiela, Creative Director John Galliano identifies the nature of the bourgeois gesture employed in the collection’s cutting techniques and investigates the impact of heritage codes in the age of cyber-industrial revolution. Through the recycling of bourgeois codes, an upcycling process of values is proposed: a new bourgeois consciousness founded in ethical principles of luxury. The grammar of today.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer: Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano

In the latest episode of his podcast series for Maison Margiela, Creative Director John Galliano pays reverence to history and the lessons it taught us. Stories of hope, heroines and liberation remind us of the importance of remembrance.

Through his explorations of the digital age, Mr. Galliano illustrates new techniques employed in the SS 20 coed collection - projective filtrage, trompe l’oeil hack prints and nomadic cutting – and discusses new proposals of upcycling and key wardrobe pieces.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement for the podcast by Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano

Maison Margiela AW19 'Artisanal' Co-ed Show

In the latest chapter of his podcast series, Maison Margiela’s Creative Director John Galliano further explores the theme of decadence. Reflecting on today’s culture of excess and the degeneration of social structures, he ponders on one’s need to reconnect and rely on one’s instinct. He talks about the language of consumerism and how it plays on our fetishistic impulse and, as a result, throughout his creative process. Projective filtrage, a new Artisanal technique, is developed to enhance the clichés of couture. Starting from his explorations of nomadic cutting, Mr. Galliano evolves his creative language with dresses and through new tailoring techniques.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement: Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer: Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived "THE MEMORY OF... With John Galliano" podcast series for Maison Margiela

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THE MEMORY OF...

With John Galliano

In this latest addition of his podcast series coinciding with his Paris shows, Maison Margiela Creative Director John Galliano takes listeners on a creative journey through his AW19 Co-Ed collection. He gives insight into how he has abstracted Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and how the classic story is relevant today; from the Artisanal, he continues his exploration of decadence and our oversaturated society and how it proposes a new minimalism; talks of Generations Y & Z as the growing future power of luxury; describes degenerating and re-appropriating a t-shirt, halter top, MacKintosh and even offers a DIY for an old pair of trousers.

Executive production by KCD Digital

Music and sound arrangement: Jeremy Healy

Sound engineer: Tayo Popoola

KCD Digital conceived "THE MEMORY OF... With John Galliano" podcast series for Maison Margiela

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.