Purple Magazine
— Purple 76 Index issue #29 S/S 2018

Martens glenn

the face behind y/project we are margiela children we’re from belgium we’re from the ’90s we were both in the antwerp school margiela is more a school than a designer it’s more a way of thinking portrait by JONAS UNGER interview by OLIVIER ZAHM OLIVIER ZAHM — So, you’re the last face from Antwerp in fashion? Not the last, but the most recent graduate to become well known, no? GLENN MARTENS — Well… Actually, it’s true. OLIVIER ZAHM — There seems to be a constant flow of designers coming out of Belgium. It doesn’t stop. GLENN MARTENS — It’s true! But they’re not all Belgian, you know. They’re also from all different countries, who’ve come to study in Belgium. I’m the last Belgian-Belgian coming out, probably. I think this is because the schools in Belgium are really focused on instilling independence in students. That’s how I see it. There’s a…

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