It took a lot. Margiela
made its debut last fall at a film festival in New York, fans of the elusive designer have been eagerly waiting for a wide release of the much talked about documentary.
Reiner Holzemer, the director behind the film, is perhaps best known among fashion devotees for his documentary on the Belgian designer Dries van Noten, though he doesn't describe himself as a fashion person by any means."I had no negative or any kind of reputation in that world," he tells."I had nothing to compare. I was looking at the person and the surrounding of the person. That was my focus. I think it was an advantage.
While many Margiela obsessives were not initially drawn in by Margiela's minimalist work at Hermés , Holzemer had a different viewpoint."I really liked what I saw," he says."I had the impression that these garments, which were 15 years old, could be worn today. It was a pure elegance." "He is really, really a brilliant talker," Holzemer continues."But he had to lose that shyness. In two days maybe, I could really hear in his voice that he found the security and also the fun, the excitement about being able to talk in front of a camera, which he never did before. He wasn't even giving written interviews before. I found only one interview. I think it was 10 questions like, 'What's your favorite color?' The answer was just 'White.
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