Fashion’s beloved hoof-toed Margiela Tabi boots intimidated me for years. Then I wore them for a week straight.

Shoes courtesy of Christian Louboutin ... everything in between I fill up,” Maison Margiela’s founder Martin Margiela said of the Tabi’s origins in the 2019 documentary Martin Margiela ...

With its sparse walls, exposed pipes, and undressed mannequins, Maison Martin Margiela looks more like ... with a smattering of shoes and a tiny jewelry case off to the side with unusual creations ...

Versace sneakers, $550, Versace .com. Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane sneakers, $870, Celine .com. Tibi sneakers, $425, Tibi .com. Burberry sneakers, $850, US .Burberry ...

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 ...