Airport essentials are in the eye of the beholder. For Dua Lipa, Maison Margiela's controversial Tabi flats and a packed-to-capacity Birkin bag deserve the first-class treatment. The star jetted ...

Maison Margiela Tabi Leather Knee Boots Of course ... a spin in a tiger-print coat accessorized with an Hermès Constance bag and multicolor New Balance sneakers. It's certainly not mandatory ...

In place of thongs (that’s what Aussies call flip-flops, to be clear), Dua went with a pair of black Maison Margiela Tabi flats for her ... black leather Chanel 22 bag with gold hardware.

Tabi shoes, originating in 15th-century Japan as split-toe socks, have transitioned from functional workwear to a high-fashion statement, largely due to Martin Margiela's avant-garde designs.

Airport essentials are in the eye of the beholder. For Dua Lipa, Maison Margiela's controversial Tabi flats and a packed-to-capacity Birkin bag deserve the first-class treatment. From there ...

To say the name Martin Margiela is to conjure images of stacked-heel tabi-toe boots and blank labels ... Scotch-taped plastic bags; and, once, hybrid jackets described by an observer as “two ...