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08 “Yen Bills” Elastic Band Bifold Key Wallet
Maison Martin Margiela 2008 "Yen Bills" Elastic Band Bifold Key Wallet. Released alongside with the now popular Margiela "Dollar Bills" Bifold Wallet is this lesser known Margiela "Yen Bills" Keychain Wallet. Featured in the Margiela by Margiela Rizzoli book, the man himself dedicated an entire page for both wallets. Coveted by collectors, this piece and its counterpart contain small thoroughly thought out details. A handful of laminated 10,000 yen bills are stacked casually on top of each other to resemble a crude stack of bills. On the bill print itself, alongside where the serial number sought to be, is the consecutive numbers design that indicate the collection the wallet belongs to with "11" being circled. Meiji era philosopher/writer Yukichi Fukuzawa's face is completely blanked out along with his name. The denomination is edited to "00000" from "10000". The holographic sticker is also edited to "00000" from "10000". These small details precisely convey Margiela's design agenda; More specifically the deconstruction, absence of identity, norm romanticization and the continued study of a subject's unadulterated elements by dusting away excess down to its raw core. Inside the wallet consists a Margiela's stamp and a handful of keychain holders. Held together with elastic band. 7.5/10 condition.$910 -
010 Artisanal Vtg French Trompe L’oeil Reworked Pants
Maison Margiela "010" Artisanal Reworked French Vintage Garment Military Pants w/ trompe l'oeil effect. Reconstructed pants made from multiple layers and cutouts of vintage french garments to resemble loose military trousers. Hand done by the Margiela team in Italy, these rare pants are also made to visually deceive an onlooker of the proportion of the pants at first glance by skewing its perspective using optical illusions. This is known the "trompe l'oeil" effect. 9/10 condition. Mild fading, small blemish on right knee. Sz 2, fits 32-33. Loose wide legged fit.$505 -
SS01 “010” Men’s Artisanal Hand Painted Denim Jacket
Maison Margiela SS01 Men's Artisanal "010" Hand Painted Vintage Denim Jacket. From the interview with Interview Magazine: " From very early on, we came to the point where we realized that, in addition to our main line, we wanted to do something more than take our creative ideas and develop them through an industrialized process. That’s why we launched our Artisanal line. Its concept was-and still is-to reconstruct new garments by using other garments or accessories, used or new." The heart of Margiela's core has always been deconstructionism. Even if the collective design team never identifies themselves as so, its pretty clear to many observers that Maison Margiela, without a doubt, brings life and appreciation to old garments through new perspectives by pulling apart the subject from its core. No longer in production, the Men's artisanal line started in the late 90's with limited pieces each season hand made in France (later Italy) by the Margiela design team. Each piece has a small placard describing the item, its design process and amount of time it took to bring the piece into reality. Due to the laborious and extensive production process of artisanal pieces very few were put into circulation resulting the pieces being preserved in collectors' wardrobes. Men's artisanal pieces have both the "0" and "10" circled on the neck tag with women's only having "0" circled. Each hand painted garment was painted using a particular solution with its own composition and material properties resulting in unique wear-over-time aging. This vintage jacket was painted with a low viscosity, high thickness paint which was washed resulting in most of the leftover paint being clumped up at seams, collar, wrists and other areas where paint buildup was high. Painted pieces from the artisanal line are being replicated and produced today but never came close to the attention of detail of the original artisanal garments. 8/10 condition. Some wear and colour loss at inner neck. Size M fits a classic M. Made in France.$780