Skopje film festival in cooperation with Studio Virtu
A look at Martin Margiela, that the fashion world regarded as one of the most revolutionary and influential designers of the past 30 years, an elusive and enigmatic designer whose revolutionary creations changed the face of fashion while remaining completely anonymous.
The movie is an intimate profile of Margiela, 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, the "Banksy of fashion" 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, Lidewij Edelkoort, Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn and Fashion Historian Olivier Saillard. The score has been composed by the Belgian rock band dEUS.
After the screening of the film, at 19:00 at café-theatre Kotur there will be a discussion with Kristina Gligorovska, fashion researcher and editor at the world’s famous fashion magazine WeAr and Aleksandra Olenska, fashion stylist and creative consultant for global brands such as Tom Ford, Celine, Daks London, Pringle of Scotland and Vanessa Bruno.