The first Margiela ready-to-wear womenswear collection led by newly named creative director Glenn Martens debuted with a literal bang. Setting the tone for the show were 61 child musicians, aged 7 to 15, some in their second month of music school, playing a chaotic mix of Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, drumsticks flailing. The display had guests smiling from ear to ear, and could have been considered a reference to the label’s infamous early spring 1990 presentation in which kids of all ages joined the runway festivities (and decorated the invitations with hand-sketched drawings).

The next big surprise of Maison Margiela’s spring 2026 show appeared when the first model stepped onto the runway. Martens had revised the brand’s classic four-stitch logo in the form of metal orthodontic s

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