MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA PRE-FALL 2012

Finally, a collection inspired by duvets? Maison Martin Margiela’s Pre-Fall 2012 collection is the kind that makes you want to stay in bed all day and cuddle under your covers, only you can do so draped in his blanketed sheaths and not look like you’re wearing a Snuggie in the city. Not all the pieces in Margiela’s collection were made for bed, other fabulous coats were lined with fur, and trimmed in satin, even flight jackets make an appearance (favorably with to-the-floor hemlines). An oversized sleeveless fur vest, with a perfect asymmetrical shape lends to the notion that Pre-Fall can actually have a playful approach to fashion, or that just might be the creativity of Margiela and his design team. Toss aside the parkas and bedcovers and take a look at Margiela’s menswear shapes and coveted oxblood red suit pieces. Have we noticed the leather draped dress, elegantly accompanied by a plastic grocery bag à la Jeremy Scott? Is this bag really for purchase?