MM6 Maison Margiela S/S 2026 Milan

[LadyJunon]

 

[Lola701]

Fantastic.
I saw a lot of Consuelo’s Marni in it but I dont mind it. The menswear flows perfectly with the womenswear.
Milan is not always that great when it comes to luxury brands but the contemporary brands from N21 to MM6 or even Sunnei are always interesting.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[jeanclaude]

Diluted as hell.

Margiela Light (Now with only 10% Martin DNA in every item!!).

 

[Cocteau Stone]

Diluted sure, but it's MM6. Over the years that's been it's selling point to the masses. I'd personally rather buy MM6 than mainline Margiela. Less overwrought and can at least work better in the wardrobe. This collection has a very perverted sexy secretarial look to a lot of pieces and yet it doesn't go into annoying "office siren" territory which is quiet interesting.

I wonder if Glenn will be having an influence over MM6 or if it is more a design team gig? When Galliano was at Margiela, you never sensed his influence over this side of things.

 

[jeremydante]

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[Monsieur Cristobal]

I am sorry to say it here because I love Margiela, but:
you open the Etro thread and you think you are at Cavalli
you open Cavalli and you think it is Versace
you open Fendi and it is like old Prada
Moschino is like Loewe
and so on and so on.

At MM6 you take the sunglasses off, and 80% of the looks you don't know exactly which brand is.

The only one that got that straight is Simone at Jil Sander.

There should be in general more thought in how to convey the spirit and identity of the house.
It all ends up looking a big magma of clothes.

 

[yslforever]

I am sorry to say it here because I love Margiela, but:
you open the Etro thread and you think you are at Cavalli
you open Cavalli and you think it is Versace
you open Fendi and it is like old Prada
Moschino is like Loewe
and so on and so on.

At MM6 you take the sunglasses off, and 80% of the looks you don't know exactly which brand is.

The only one that got that straight is Simone at Jil Sander.

There should be in general more thought in how to convey the spirit and identity of the house.
It all ends up looking a big magma of clothes.

And when you'll open Versace, you'll wish you didn't.

 

[donyan]

have they changed designers ? This is so unlike the former MM6

 

[CholoChic]

no galliano hand this time

 

[Lola701]

no galliano hand this time

Never. It was always a different team

have they changed designers ? This is so unlike the former MM6

Maybe but Heikki Salonen is still the « CD ».

 

[tourbillions]

do they feed of the mainline's looks at all or just operate completely sepertely?

 

[Lola701]

do they feed of the mainline's looks at all or just operate completely sepertely?

It has always been separated.
It was intended to be « more commercial » as it was about reworking and experimenting about ideas explored in the main or artisanal lines. Even when Martin was a the helm, it was separated but complementary.
The teams are separated and therefore they show in different cities.
While Martin oversaw all the lines even if they already had a separated team for MM6, it became really separated and a big entity of it own when he left.

So neither John and now Glenn are involved in this. Even if they all reference Margiela they do not feed off each other. I think it was pretty obvious during John’s era.

 

[tourbillions]

ahh thanks for clearing that, was always unclear for me how the 2 worked.

 

[CholoChic]

no galliano hand this time

they said always that but of course there were Galliano presence in previous shows, you can recognize his touch

 

[Avonlea]

Not sure what touch you were recognizing, because Galliano's work for the main line had zero impact on MM6.

 

[jeremydante]

Is it truly that beneficial for this line to still continue?

 

[jeremydante]

@LadyJunon -- Adding additional context; it's such a watered down version of Margiela as a diffusion line. I can't imagine that it's really moving the needle forward; which makes me question how beneficial it is to keep MM6 going. Most of their collections are underwhelming and always have been. They did some brand collaborations years ago which were cool, but it just doesn't seem necessary. Feels like it distracts from the purist approach of Margiela, even as a diffusion line.

 

[LadyJunon]

Is it truly that beneficial for this line to still continue?

@LadyJunon -- Adding additional context; it's such a watered down version of Margiela as a diffusion line. I can't imagine that it's really moving the needle forward; which makes me question how beneficial it is to keep MM6 going. Most of their collections are underwhelming and always have been. They did some brand collaborations years ago which were cool, but it just doesn't seem necessary. Feels like it distracts from the purist approach of Margiela, even as a diffusion line.

Oh no, I was agreeing with the question (the question mark was a "me too", but I guesss it read wrong). I generally find the existance of diffusion lines in the current climate where luxury brands are under such scrutiny somewhat conflicting. My best guess is that the division brings a good chunk (if not the majority) of MM's income, which would say a lot about the operations of the mainline.

 

[jeremydante]

Oh no, I was agreeing with the question (the question mark was a "me too", but I guesss it read wrong). I generally find the existance of diffusion lines in the current climate where luxury brands are under such scrutiny somewhat conflicting. My best guess is that the division brings a good chunk (if not the majority) of MM's income, which would say a lot about the operations of the mainline.

I see.

Yeah, whenever I am on the re-sale market looking for archival Margiela, I see soooo much MM6- which, if buyers aren't prone to keeping their pieces, makes me question the purpose of it's existence. I agree whole heartedly with the current climate/diffusion line thought also. With brands like Forever 21 shuttering, and even Starbucks closing a bunch of locations here in the US, I think modesty will be key to a lot of markets- fashion included. I never seen a diffusion line necessary for Margiela, as the house code is so vivid and clear. The singularity of Margiela, historically, alludes to diffusion lines being pointless. Faceless looks in mind (hahah) MM6 doesn't do anything that other Margiela copy cat's aren't already doing.