Maison Margiela's Artisanal 2025 collection is founded in the architectural structures and silhouettes of Flanders and the Netherlands. Statuesque forms evoke the saintly figures of gothic church façades, where unassuming, repurposed materials are re-appropriated.

The walls and floors of the show space are covered in collages of paper printed with imagery of six different palatial interiors evoking the interiors of Northern-European Renaissance houses. The verticality and volumes of silhouettes reflect the structures of towers, contrasted with the corsetry, draping and optical illusions that accentuate the anatomy and sculpturalise the physique. Burnished plastic, hand-painted wallpapers and nature morte paintings are collaged and cut into three-dimensional forms, turning the body into canvas.

Found materials, lining fabrics, vintage leather, plastic, paper, and metal—are repurposed into garments and face coverings, reinforcing the Maison’s codes of anonymity and shifting the focus to craft.