The Maison Martin Margiela team employs an up-cycling concept for its Artisanal collection, now in its second season on the Couture runway. If we’re to believe the notes from tonight’s show, the last three looks were made from thousands of metallic wrappers embroidered onto pongee silk. The candy “fur” took 70 hours to make. That’s a far cry from the labors of a house like Valentino, say, whose own press materials announced that some pieces required upward of 500 hours […]

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