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How Much of Yourself to Show

A lavender field, a blank white label, and thirty years of the same silhouette

Simon Porte Jacquemus · Martin Margiela · Rick Owens · 3 chapters · 8 min read

A lavender field, a blank white label, and thirty years of the same silhouette.

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The designer as the product

  1. 01His Mother's NameOn a name that belonged to somebody else, and a pink line through a lavender field.
  2. 02The Label With Nothing On ItOn the most recognisable mark in fashion, which is a blank rectangle.
  3. 03Thirty Years of the Same SilhouetteOn doing the same thing for thirty years until it stops looking like a rut.