Maison Margiela Presents Its "Reversed" Autumn-Winter 2021 Collection

For Autumn/Winter 2021, MM6 Maison Margiela moves into reverse mode. Revolved inside out, upside down and back-to-front, traditional pieces reveal new design dimensions for a reborn wardrobe inspired by these topsy turvy times. This collection began with a simple question: how do pieces transform when their iconic parts are slightly rearranged, or totally scrambled? The result is a complete macro/micro design reset.

Genres change: a blouse becomes a casual top with satin shoulder pads and seams exposed on the outside; the signature MM6 lab coat in reverse shearling is ready for rugged weather and a Nordic patterned sweater in inside-out jacquard knit resembles a tattered, kaleidoscopic piece of tapestry. Anamorphosis flipped portrait prints of composers Sibelius, Satie and Ravel on T-shirts provoke a second look, and the double handled clutch with hanging chain is delightfully upside down. Bourgeois conventions of good taste are cheekily corrupted in a back to back trench dress paired with a generic grocery bag and pumps, while a tad of gaudy humor is evoked in faux-pearl ear pendants with fastenings on both ends.

Reinvention is a kind of rebirth, a deeply creative process of destruction and reconstruction. This MM6 remix takes its cue from diverse artistic sources: the experiments with chords, rhythm, repetition and form by early 20th century French avant-garde composer Erik Satie, Artist Marcel Duchamp’s playful Ready-Mades, the environmental sounds of mid-20th century radical American composer John Cage and Andy Warhol’s advert and celebrity obsessed Pop art in the 1960s.

To illustrate this wardrobe transformation, MM6 Maison Margiela created the atmosphere of a French cabaret from the 20s - the 1920s - where avant-garde musicians, writers and artists came to play music, converse and hang out. The collection film features an intimate club filled with habitués seated at café tables close to the stage for a Autumn/Winter 2021 show, listening to a temperamentally warped piano score, which rewinds occasionally, and where the beginning and the end are mischievously intertwined.

Shot on location at the Maison des Métallos in the 11^th arrodissement in Paris, respecting all national and regional Covid-19 health and safety measures.

Looks

• Look 01
  

Fuchsia satin reversed top with exposed seams, belted with cotton tape
Black fabric reversed tailored trousers with exposed pockets
Black upside-down leather bag with silver chain
Fuchsia satin gloves
Brown python-printed calf leather ankle boots

• Look 02
  

Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring blazer in plain wool
Black pinstripe reversed tailoring trousers in plain wool with exposed zipper and seams
Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather
Silver reversible hoop earrings
Set of rings in vintage silver finishing with upside-down hand-written logo ring

• Look 03
  

Brown reversed tailored coat in wool, with visible lining
Black reversed fleece hoodie with reversed hand-written embroidered logo
Black fitted rib pants with exposed overlock seams
Black leather opera gloves
Reversed classic chain necklace
Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

• Look 04
  

Reversed stone washed denim jacket
White t-shirt with hanging MM6 label
Reversed stone washed jeans with patched seams
Black backpack XL with double straps MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment
Reversed classic chain necklace
Set of rings in vintage silver finishing with upside-down hand-written logo ring

• Look 05
  

Back-to-back trench dress in cotton poplin
Back-to-back jeans in raw denim
Customized grocery bag
Inside-out satin pumps in calf leather

• Look 06
  

Black reversed tailored blazer in wool with visible lining belted with black cotton tape
Reversed raw denim jeans with patched seams
Reversible faux pearl ear pendants
Upside-down faux pearl ring
Inside-out satin pumps in calf leather

• Look 07
  

Inside-out jacquard knit
Black reversed trousers in leather
Blue Japanese bag MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white paint treatment

• Look 08
  

Fuchsia reversed satin top with exposed shoulder pads
Brown reversed trousers in leather
Fuchsia satin gloves
Reversible faux pearl ear pendants
Upside-down faux pearl ring
Brown python-printed calf leather ankle boots

• Look 09
  

Black reversed satin dress with exposed shoulder pads
Fuchsia reversed elasticated waist trousers in satin with exposed side seams raw cut
Black reversible bum bag MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Black Japanese slippers in faux fur

• Look 10
  

Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring blazer dress in plain wool
Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring trousers in plain wool
White leather opera gloves
Black reversible back pack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Reversed faux python 6 court sneaker with white painting treatment

• Look 11
  

Black back-to-back sweatshirt in reversed cotton belted with black cotton tape
Black pinstripe tailoring skirt with exposed zipper and seams
White leather opera gloves
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment
Reversed classic ID tag bracelet customized with white paint effect

• Look 12
  

Black reversed jacket in leather and red quilted lining with exposed zippers
Intarsia knit vest in black and white
Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring trousers in plain wool
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment

• Look 13
  

Black reversed coat with faux shearling trim belted with off white cotton tape
Grey reversed hoodie sweat dress with slits and reversed hand-written logo embroidery
Black mini shoulder back pack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
White reversed faux python knee high boot

• Look 14
  

Black back-to-back jumper in satin belted with black cotton tape
Off-white ribbed skirt with exposed overlock seams
Black satin opera gloves
Black Japanese bag MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

• Look 15
  

Black back-to-back sweatshirt top in faux leather
Off-white ribbed skirt with exposed overlock seams
Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

• Look 16
  

Black back-to-back shiny faux leather coat with side zipper and belt detail
Off-white fitted ribbed dress with exposed overlock seams
Off-white fitted ribbed pants with exposed overlock seams
Off-white ribbed opera gloves
Off-white reversed faux fur teddy bag with zips
Burgundy double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

• Look 17
  

Alba mesh top with knit details
Black reversed trousers in leather
Black reversible back pack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white paint treatment
Reversed classic chain necklace
Reversed classic ID tag bracelet

• Look 18
  

Brown reversible shearling jacket
White T-shirt with hanging MM6 label
Light washed denim with back dart and destroyed details behind the knee
Brown reversible shearling Japanese bag
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white paint treatment

• Look 19
  

Brown shearling Lab coat
White long sleeve t-shirt with slits to wear two ways
Back-to-back jeans in raw denim
Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment

• Look 20
  

Intarsia knit vest in black and white
Brown back-to-back shiny faux leather pants
Off-white ribbed opera gloves
Set of rings in vintage silver finishing
Reversible silver hoop earrings
Upside-down croco-printed leather bag with silver chain
Brown python-printed calf leather ankle boots

• Look 21
  

Reversed hand cable knit with frayed hem
Black back-to-back shiny pleather pants
Reversed classic chain necklace customized
Black mini shoulder backpack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak
Inside-out satin pumps in calf leather

Maison Margiela X Eastpak

The MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak collaboration debuts in the film. MM6 deconstructs the codes of Eastpak’s signature canvas backpack and bum bag making them entirely reversable. The collaboration includes 5 styles in 3 colorways featuring woven back to front MM6 Maison Margiela and Eastpak labels and will be available from September 2021.