For Autumn/Winter 2021, MM6 Maison Margiela moves into reverse mode. Revolved inside out, upside down and back-to-front, traditional pieces reveal new design dimensions for a reborn wardrobe inspired by these topsy turvy times. This collection began with a simple question: how do pieces transform when their iconic parts are slightly rearranged, or totally scrambled?

The result is a complete macro/micro design reset.
Genres change: a blouse becomes a casual top with satin shoulder pads and seams exposed on the outside; the signature MM6 lab coat in reverse shearling is ready for rugged weather and a Nordic patterned sweater in inside-out jacquard knit resembles a tattered, kaleidoscopic piece of tapestry. Anamorphosis flipped portrait prints of composers Sibelius, Satie and Ravel on T-shirts provoke a second look, and the double handled clutch with hanging chain is delightfully upside down. Bourgeois conventions of good taste are cheekily corrupted in a back to back trench dress paired with a generic grocery bag and pumps, while a tad of gaudy humor is evoked in faux-pearl
ear pendants with fastenings on both ends. Reinvention is a kind of rebirth, a deeply creative process of destruction and reconstruction.

This MM6 remix takes its cue from diverse artistic sources: the experiments with chords, rhythm, repetition and form by early 20th century French avant-garde composer Erik Satie, Artist Marcel Duchamp’s playful Ready-Mades, the environmental sounds of mid-20th century radical American composer John Cage and Andy Warhol’s advert and celebrity obsessed Pop art in the 1960s.

To illustrate this wardrobe transformation, MM6 Maison Margiela created the atmosphere of a French cabaret from the 20s – the 1920s – where avant-garde musicians, writers and artists came to play music, converse and hang out. The collection film features an intimate club filled with
habitués seated at café tables close to the stage for a Autumn/Winter 2021 show, listening to a temperamentally warped piano score, which rewinds occasionally, and where the beginning and the end are mischievously intertwined.
The MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak collaboration debuts in the film. MM6 deconstructs the codes of Eastpak’s signature canvas backpack and bum bag making them entirely reversable.
The collaboration includes 5 styles in 3 colorways featuring woven back to front MM6 Maison Margiela and Eastpak labels and will be available from September 2021.
Shot on location at the Maison des Métallos in the 11th arrodissement in Paris, respecting all national and regional Covid-19 health and safety measures.

Look 01

Fuchsia satin reversed top with exposed seams, belted with cotton tape Black fabric reversed tailored trousers with exposed pockets

Black upside-down leather bag with silver chain Fuchsia satin gloves

Brown python-printed calf leather ankle boots

Look 02

Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring blazer in plain wool

Black pinstripe reversed tailoring trousers in plain wool with exposed zipper and seams Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

Silver reversible hoop earrings

Set of rings in vintage silver finishing with upside-down hand-written logo ring

Look 03

Brown reversed tailored coat in wool, with visible lining

Black reversed fleece hoodie with reversed hand-written embroidered logo Black fitted rib pants with exposed overlock seams

Black leather opera gloves Reversed classic chain necklace

Black double function ankle boots in grainy calf leather

Look 04

Reversed stone washed denim jacket White t-shirt with hanging MM6 label

Reversed stone washed jeans with patched seams

Black backpack XL with double straps MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment Reversed classic chain necklace

Set of rings in vintage silver finishing with upside-down hand-written logo ring

Look 05

Back-to-back trench dress in cotton poplin Back-to-back jeans in raw denim Customized grocery bag

Inside-out satin pumps in calf leather

Look 06:

Black reversed tailored blazer in wool with visible lining belted with black cotton tape Reversed raw denim jeans with patched seams

Reversible faux pearl ear pendants Upside-down faux pearl ring

Inside-out satin pumps in calf leather

Look 07

Inside-out jacquard knit

Black reversed trousers in leather

Blue Japanese bag MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak

Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white paint treatment

Look 08

Fuchsia reversed satin top with exposed shoulder pads Brown reversed trousers in leather

Fuchsia satin gloves

Reversible faux pearl ear pendants Upside-down faux pearl ring

Brown python-printed calf leather ankle boots

Look 09

Black reversed satin dress with exposed shoulder pads

Fuchsia reversed elasticated waist trousers in satin with exposed side seams raw cut Black reversible bum bag MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak

Black Japanese slippers in faux fur

Look 10

Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring blazer dress in plain wool Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring trousers in plain wool White leather opera gloves

Black reversible back pack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak Reversed faux python 6 court sneaker with white painting treatment

Look 11

Black back-to-back sweatshirt in reversed cotton belted with black cotton tape Black pinstripe tailoring skirt with exposed zipper and seams

White leather opera gloves

Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment Reversed classic ID tag bracelet customized with white paint effect

Look 12

Black reversed jacket in leather and red quilted lining with exposed zippers Intarsia knit vest in black and white

Black pinstripe back-to-back tailoring trousers in plain wool

Inside-out ankle boots in calf leather with white painting treatment

Look 13

Black reversed coat with faux shearling trim belted with off white cotton tape

Grey reversed hoodie sweat dress with slits and reversed hand-written logo embroidery Black mini shoulder back pack MM6 Maison Margiela x Eastpak

White reversed faux python knee high boot