ARCHIVEObjects that
changed everything.
Five objects. Five editorial studies.
MARGIELA TABI
Martin Margiela
1988 / SS 1989
- YEAR
- 1988 / SS 1989
- DESIGNER
- Martin Margiela
A split toe that changed the outline of fashion. Inspired by Japanese tabi socks, Margiela’s first shoe became a lasting house code.
SOURCE / FURTHER READING ↗Maison Margiela / image via Clothbase
OFFASHION — 01 / 02DIOR SADDLE BAG
John Galliano
2000
- YEAR
- 2000
- DESIGNER
- John Galliano
An equestrian curve reimagined as a handbag. The asymmetrical silhouette gives an everyday object an instantly recognisable identity.
SOURCE / FURTHER READING ↗Dior / image via COCOON
OFFASHION — 03 / 04MCQUEEN ARMADILLO
Alexander McQueen
SS 2010
- YEAR
- SS 2010
- DESIGNER
- Alexander McQueen
From Plato’s Atlantis: a sculptural boot imagining a body transformed for an underwater future. Fashion at the edge of the possible.
SOURCE / FURTHER READING ↗Alexander McQueen / exhibition image via Idiosyncratic Fashionistas
OFFASHION — 05 / 06CHANEL 2.55
Gabrielle Chanel
1955
- YEAR
- 1955
- DESIGNER
- Gabrielle Chanel
Quilted leather and a chain shoulder strap. A vocabulary of freedom, precision and everyday elegance that continues across generations.
SOURCE / FURTHER READING ↗Chanel / 2006 example photographed by Collector Square
OFFASHION — 07 / 08YSL LE SMOKING
Yves Saint Laurent
1966
- YEAR
- 1966
- DESIGNER
- Yves Saint Laurent
The tuxedo enters women’s eveningwear. A shift in proportion, attitude and who gets to wear the codes of power.
SOURCE / FURTHER READING ↗Yves Saint Laurent / 1968 example via 1stDibs
OFFASHION — 09 / 10