Martin Margiela: In His Own Words. Special screening

A special screening of the documentary about Martin Margiela and a public discussion on his creative methods with the first editor-in-chief of Vogue Russia magazine Alyona Doletskaya.

2019, Reiner Holzemer

Germany–Belgium–France
90 minutes, English with Russian subtitles

Documentary

Martin Margiela is one of the most mysterious and influential fashion designers of the late XX century. In connection with the publication of a book by Collin Hill Martin Margiela: A Lexicon Of Style, the GES-2 House of Culture will host a special screening of the documentary Martin Margiela: In His Own Words by Rainer Holzemer—a retrospective of Belgian designer.

Shot from Martin Margiela: In His Own Words, 2019

By protecting Margiela from the cold gaze of a camera, Holzemer allows us superfans to keep our fashion-world hero alive, no flaws, no tensions, no negativity; only these memories and the knowledge that the heart behind the Margiela universe is still beating.

— Steff Yotka, Vogue

The screening will be preceded by a public discussion with Alyona Doletskaya on Margiela’s creative heritage and how to talk about fashion in cinematic and literary languages.