Maison Martin Margiela / Size : 29cm Near New Martin Margiela 22 Men's Leather Boots Archive 12 44

・ Western boots, a must-have item, also loved by Hidetoshi Nakata, former Japan national soccer team player and fashion icon, size 44
Condition: Only worn by a model for photography, near new

A masterpiece that should be called (Deconstruction of Symbolism)
Martin Margiela quietly deconstructs the symbolic format of the Western boot.
Originally, it is a style strongly characterized by ornamentation and narrative.
However, he didn't exaggerate, but rather suppressed it, bringing out the blank space.
The soft texture of the suede.
The choice of a low heel.
A classic style that doesn't overstate itself.
These are not about consuming the cowboy symbol, but rather questioning its very structure.
The question begins at your feet.
And now, Western boots are returning to the center of the fashion scene.
However, this is not a trendy pair.
A quiet reinterpretation of the style that existed before the trends came around.
Not wearing symbols, but deconstructing them.
A form that, while being footwear, also functions as a critique of culture.

This work is not a product to be consumed, but an archive with context.
For those who resonate with Margiela's philosophy, I would like to entrust it to the next time.
There is no dedicated Margiela shoe box, but it will be shipped in a box.

Introducing leather works announced over 20 years ago as an archive, prior to the first large-scale Martin Margiela exhibition in Japan, MARTIN MARGIELA AT KUDAN HOUSE.
This is an exhibit to allow you to experience Margiela's sensibility and philosophy, rather than for the purpose of selling.

As he says—
I am always an observer, and I am strongly inspired by everyday things and situations.
I want to ask questions rather than show answers.
Anonymity, handcraftsmanship, imperfection, patina, the beauty of the unfinished.
These are not just designs, but are engraved in the works as thoughts that harbor time.

These boots (shoes) are a presence that throws questions into space, beyond the human body.
Not as something to be worn, but as a pair to be displayed, observed, and interacted with.
Just as Margiela used a mansion in Ebisu, Tokyo as a store in 2000, we hope you will experience the feeling of encountering the work in a space.