An intimate profile of Martin Margiela, one of the most revolutionary and influential fashion designers of his time. From Jean Paul Gaultier’s assistant to creative director at Hermes to leading his own brand, Margiela never showed his face publicly but reinvented fashion with his radical style for over 20 years, through 41 provocative collections. For the first time, Margiela reveals his drawings, notes and personal items, giving us an exclusive peek to his vision and career. The film features interviews with, among others, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carine Roitfeld, Trend Forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn and Fashion Historian Olivier Saillard. The score has been composed by the Belgian rock band dEUS.

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DIRECTED BY REINER HOLZEMER

Since 1983 Reiner Holzemer works as a director of documentary films. The portraits of internationally renowned artists, especially in the field of photography and fashion, constitute a key aspect in his work. His most recent films DRIES, about the designer Dries Van Noten and MARTIN MARGIELA IN HIS OWN WORDS have been shown at film festivals all over the world and were distributed in 64 countries worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter rated Reiners movie about designer Martin Margiela in 2020 as the best fashion documentary of the last decade.