From €300,000 Tabis to Barbie Clothes: Inside the Sale of Martin Margiela’s Personal Archive
A rare auction of Martin Margiela’s personal archives in Paris raised over €1.3 million, with some items selling for significantly higher than expected. The sale included unique fashion pieces and prototypes, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting AIDS charities.
On a sweltering Thursday afternoon, inside a white brick warehouse in Paris’s Belleville neighborhood, Martin Margiela’s archive went under the gavel in a one-of-a-kind auction marking the first time a living designer has directly collaborated with an auction house to sell their personal collection. For five hours, ‘Martin Margiela: Personal Archives’ put almost 200 lots up for sale, including select pieces from his Hermès years, sourced from the wardrobe of his late mother, Léa Boucher.
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