Creative director, Maison Margiela
Glenn Martens
Belgian, born 1983
Belgian designer who graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and led Y/Project for about a decade. At Diesel he became the brand's first designer creative director, recasting distressed denim and logo pieces for the runway; he has also been creative director of Maison Margiela since January 2025.
Houses
Their runway, measured
62 looks in 7 shows at 2 housesNext to every runway we track, Glenn Martens's looks are lighter, warmer, less tonal and more textured.
Colours
- Black19%
- Beige / camel · 2.5× the average13%
- Charcoal11%
- White · 2.2× the average11%
- Ivory / cream · 1.6× the average9%
- Khaki / olive · 2.4× the average6%
- Tan5%
- Grey4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness45/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation13.8about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals54%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues79%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks26%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 37about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.99more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.055about average · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 69%1.7×
- Column 42%2.1×
- High-rise 34%1.9×
- Draped 27%2.3×
- Asymmetric 15%
Materials
- Silk / satin 48%2.0×
- Jersey 37%2.5×
- Cotton / poplin 31%
- Wool / tailoring cloth 27%
- Denim 15%1.8×
Details
- Draping 31%2.2×
- Lacing / ties 31%1.8×
- Belts 21%
- Knots / twists 19%2.5×
- Shoulder emphasis 19%
Patterns
- Floral 29%3.4×
- Geometric 11%3.3×
- Check / plaid 10%1.8×
- Colour-block 5%
- Text / slogan 3%3.0×
Mood
- Elegant 55%
- Romantic 32%2.0×
- Austere 32%1.7×
- Relaxed 23%34% less
- Serene 23%
Era references
- 1970s 16%1.4×
- 1990s 13%1.7×
- 1960s 5%1.7×
- 1930s 5%4.0×
- 1980s 5%
From the AI tags on 62 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Opening looks
The first looks of each collectionCollections
