Belgian designer Glenn Martens was unveiled Wednesday as the successor to John Galliano as creative director of French fashion house Maison Margiela on a busy day of Haute Couture Week in Paris. The theme of conflict and unrest was also picked up by Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck in his show during Paris Men's Fashion Week last Wednesday,

Martens grew up in the Belgian city of Bruges and graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. He was famously recruited by Jean Paul Gaultier after Gaultier saw his graduation show and conscripted him as junior designer for his women’s pre-collection and the G2 men’s label.

The Paris-based fashion house transforms Florence’s Giardino dell'Orticoltura into a runway for its Autumn-Winter 2025 menswear collection designed exclusively for Pitti Uomo 107

In this week’s fashion headlines, the FW25 season arrived with newcomers debuting and familiar faces returning, luxury shares saw a boost following positive results, brands announced new chapters, and new diffusion lines were introduced.

MILAN (Reuters) -Belgian designer Glenn Martens has been appointed as new creative director of Maison Margiela with immediate effect, the brand and its owner OTB said on Wednesday. Martens is currently creative director of Diesel,

Martens, currently creative director of Diesel, will replace John Galliano at Margiela, amid a creative reshuffle at both brands’ parent company OTB Group.

The company inked an agreement with Angelini Industries to acquire its beauty division, formerly named Angelini Beauty and known for manufacturing fragrances for the likes of Trussardi and Laura Biagiotti.

Paris Couture Week wrapped up in Paris this Thursday, with 29 fashion houses showing their collections. Here are all the highlights.

Twenty-nine houses showed off collections during Couture Week, which wrapped up on Thursday, following Men's Fashion Week last week

Belgian designer Glenn Martens was unveiled Wednesday as the successor to John Galliano as creative director of French fashion house Maison Margiela on a busy day of Haute Couture Week in Paris. Martens,

The Diesel and former Y/Project designer will bring his knack for reconstructed denim to the storied French house.