Fashion / ShowMaison Martin Margiela Artisanal Haute Couture A/W12Baseball gloves and doorknobs also make spectacular clothes...ShareLink copied ✔️July 5, 2012FashionShowPhotographyCharlotte FrereauTextKaren LangleyMaison Martin Margiela Artisanal Haute Couture A/W12 Maison Martin Margiela brings irony to the couture schedule with its artisanal collection, taking familiar objects and recontextualizing them into garments of personality and wit. This season crystal doorknobs closed jackets and jewelled masks covered the head entirely. Stripping the models of recognition is a house code: this one is about the team effort, not personal plaudit. Dazed's Fashion Director Karen Langley reports..."The headpieces were incredible and I really loved the baseball gloves woven together to make garments – this is what you go to Margiela for, only they can do that and make it elegant and pleasing and special. Making the impossible possible, almost. Taking something that shouldn't be taken and doing it well is a signature of the artisanal line. I also enjoyed the lace trousers which featured throughout." Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBárbara Sánchez-Kane is descending to hell through the mouth of a volcanoA24’s The Drama hoodie is the new Marty Supreme jacketLVMH Prize 2026Inside an exclusive celebration for the semi-finalists of the LVMH PrizeAre wearable sex toys the next frontier in fashion?In pictures: Paris Fashion Week street style in all its gloryLyas: ‘I’m really bad at keeping my mouth shut’MerrellMerrell 1TRL trades the trail for Shoreditch to launch Moab Slide WovenWhich fashion designer would you pass the aux to?Nafsika Skourti is making clothes for the future of PalestineBenetton has revived its iconic 70s denim line Jean’s WestWNBA champion A’ja Wilson: ‘I want to win everything’Harry Styles and the curse of the queerbait wardrobeEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy