THE MEMORY OF… With John Galliano.

THE MEMORY OF...With John GallianoFor 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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement by Jeremy HealySound engineer Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement by Jeremy HealySound engineer Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement by Jeremy HealySound engineer Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

THE MEMORY OF...With John GallianoIn 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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement by Jeremy HealySound engineer: Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

THE MEMORY OF...With John GallianoIn 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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement for the podcast by Jeremy HealySound engineer Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived THE MEMORY OF podcast series for Maison Margiela

THE MEMORY OF...With John GallianoMaison Margiela AW19 'Artisanal' Co-ed ShowIn 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 DigitalMusic and sound arrangement: Jeremy HealySound engineer: Tayo PopoolaKCD Digital conceived "THE MEMORY OF... With John Galliano" podcast series for Maison Margiela