Maison Margiela’s iPhone-Holding Shoes Are Truly Worth Texting Home About
Video screenshot via Maison Margiela
Any social media-savvy person would tell you that when the right moment hits, you’ll have to be quick on your feet to capture it. Maison Margiela took the expression a little too literally by clamping iPhones to shoes at its ‘Artisanal’ Autumn-Winter 2018 showcase.
Designed by Creative Director John Galliano, the whimsical fashion show is inspired by his impressions of the word, “cool,” and the influence of all things digital on the world and his creations.
Apart from iPhone-holding pumps and boots, models were seen wearing puffy jackets, VR headsets, televisions, and tablets. Overall, the collection was truly avant-garde, colorful and out-of-this-world.
Watch a clip of the show, as well as some images of the quirky footwear, below.
A glimpse at the creative thinking behind our Autumn-Winter 2018 Artisanal Show designed by @jgalliano. He muses on the word 'cool' and shares his observations of Neo-Digital Natives and the influence of the digital landscape on him and his work. And how his memory of Faye Dunaway’s coral pink lipstick is propelled into the collection as a Techno Sorbet. ‘The Memory of… With John Galliano’ available on ITunes via the link in bio. #maisonmargiela #artisanal #artisanalartistry – Music arrangement by Jeremy Healy. Black Saturn, Nicholas Hill, Luciano Ugo Rossi, Glenn Herweijer; Ben Sumner. KPM Music When The Clock Stops, Nikky French. KPM Music Breakacuda, Benjamin Medcalf. Anger Music Circus Caravan MYMA. Justement Music Flight Remembered, Nicholas Hill, Glen Herweijer, Ben Sumner. KPM Music The Arrival, David James Caton, Harry Valentine. Anger Music Etude in e major, Frederic Chopin, Tolga Kashif, KPM Music Warhammer, Darren Mudge. Anger Music
[via The Cut, images via various sources]