Yahoo Lifestyle Glenn Martens Seen as Frontrunner for Maison Margiela
BLUE CLUES: Speculation is rife in Paris that Renzo Rosso has found the successor to John Galliano at Maison Margiela within his own stable of design talents.
It is understood that Glenn Martens, creative director of Diesel since 2020, is in pole position to take up the plum Paris post.
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Representatives for Margiela parent OTB could not be reached for comment.
Martens, who has heated up Diesel and won a cult following for his work at Y/Project, would certainly bring to Margiela formidable design chops and a yen for twisted constructions.
The Belgian designer has also dabbled in couture as a guest designer at Jean Paul Gaultier in 2022.
Martens was involved with Y/Project since it was launched in 2010. It ceased operations earlier this month after failing to find a buyer.
Galliano bowed out of Maison Margiela at the end of last year and on a high: His spring 2024 Maison Margiela Artisinal couture collection was one of the most acclaimed of the year, catapulting him and Margiela near the top of the fashion heap.
OTB Group also controls the Diesel, Jil Sander, Marni and Viktor & Rolf brands, production arms Staff International and Brave Kid, and holds a stake in the Amiri brand.
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.
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