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" The fashion industry has long favored itself a showboat. (See: Galliano, J.; Gaultier, J.P.; Lagerfeld, K.; Mugatu, J.) But there has always, when it comes to the slightly less accessible but no less followed realm of designers, been one notable exception: Martin Margiela. The Belgian-born designer is known as much for his eccentric aesthetic (as in, like, gold ankle boots) as he is for his elusiveness. In fact, Margiela \u2014 despite being arguably one of the most influential designers of the past 25 years \u2014 has never given a face-to-face interview and only one photo of him exists today, and that&amp;#039;s dated back to 1997. While Margiela left his company a few years back (though it&amp;#039;s unclear exactly when), it was a major coup for H&amp;amp;amp;M when the Swedish retailer landed Maison Martin Margiela for its latest in a string of high-profile collaborations. And, today, we get out first look at the men&amp;#039;s half of his collection, which hits select H&amp;amp;amp;M stores on November 15. It&amp;#039;s a healthy mix of traditional suiting (&amp;quot;Tailoring is one of the major themes in each of our men&amp;#039;s collections,&amp;quot; said one person at Margiela) and more avant-garde pieces, like two blazers fused into one, or a leather jacket made by piecing together, uh, belts. Everything is &amp;quot;a re-edition of a Maison Martin Margiela garment from different seasons,&amp;quot; said the person. And there you (kind of) have it. The easiest way to get a feel for the whole thing \u2014 to take the out-there and reel it back in \u2014 is to check out the complete look book (with affordable price) by clicking below....  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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