Few designers evoke an imaginary world as rich, deep, and emotionally compelling as that of the Belgian Martin Margiela. He debuted in Paris in 1988, and the rest is history: his intellectual and unselfconscious vision, brilliant historical references, the tabis, the four stitches, craftsmanship, chic postmodernity. “My designs will speak for me,” he declared, and he stopped giving interviews. This poetic documentary celebrates one of fashion’s most radical and anti-commercial voices, with ingenious proposals that still feel modern today. It also affirms that creation—fragile and capricious—has its own sacred timing, and that singularity needs to be protected.

A Tabi Film – Yuri Ancarani (2025)
Since the program of this 10th edition includes Martin Margiela: In His Own Words as part of the retrospective dedicated to Reiner Holzemer, we wanted to complement the exploration of Margiela’s universe with this short film by the maison, focused on the iconic Tabi shoes—elevated to the status of moving sculpture and present since the designer’s earliest collections. With a toe inspired by traditional Japanese socks, this design (which never fails to provoke a reaction) crystallizes the Belgian’s conceptual approach: symbols, deconstruction, rituals. The film showcases the process of crafting these iconic and collectible tabis, carried out by the house’s artisans.

SCREENINGS
March 19, 7:45 p.m.
March 21, 8 p.m.