All 270 lots were sold and yielded a total take of almost 2 million euros, including a spring 1990 wool suit that commanded ...

One of its effects was to focus attention on the clothes themselves, created by a team and credited to Maison Martin Margiela, aka MMM. And what intriguing clothes they were: Recall, for instance ...

We believe the fashion world should be reexposed to Margiela’s early aesthetics,” said Angela Picozzi at the moment of revealing the auction. The spring 1990 white cotton dress by Martin Margiela.

With its sparse walls, exposed pipes, and undressed mannequins, Maison Martin Margiela looks more like ... minimalist theme. Women’s clothing; a sea of slinky pieces in neons and neutrals ...

If they were feeling the pressure that comes with presenting in a city known as “the fashion capital of dressy ... they would be measured against Martin Margiela’s memorable Pitti collection ...