The house of Margiela's most recent couture collection was, in my opinion, the greatest couture show I've seen this season. I believe it brought back what couture was originally intended for, which is to create new ideas and pushing the fashion forward. The couture in this show blended textures and textiles, repurposed materials (something Margiela has always been known for), and created graphics that truly created something show-stopping. To me, this collection seems like one of the greatest experiences that can come from the fashion world once in a blue moon. Hybrid shoes held together by theater zip ties, deconstructed men's blazers, plastic finale wedding dresses, and graphic makeup all created a sort of fantasy that transcended clothes. John Galliano, as well as the other members of the Maison, really outdid the strange previous collection (Fall/Winter 2015 Ready-to-Wear).They did so by creating powerful and strong images with bold models who weren't afraid to show their stuff. John Whiles, Carl Hjelm Sandqvist, and Roan Louch were the most interesting of the models because they were, in fact, men in couture. I personally believed that this fact pushes the boundaries of couture without being too gimmicky and showy. I'm rather obsessed with the gender fluid idea of couture and all fashion, as transgendered people's rights and gender fluidity are gaining attention. Besides all of that however, the clothes themselves held a transformative power on their own. The absolutely beautiful pieces transcended an era of time or a culture of a previous existence, rather they were created in way that was totally original, which is why this collection is important.
