As the National Office of Statistics reports that the recession was deeper than first thought, the words of Maison Martin Margiela in 2003, coming way before the downturn hit, remain poignant and relevant. This article first appeared in the fourth issue of AnOther magazine.
"It is our view that that it is possible for independence to prevail, even though the overall economic 'climate' within which our industry continues at the moment is a bit dark.
“This is certainly not the first time that the economic climate is depressed and, after all, ‘necessity’ is often the ‘Mother of Invention’.”
