Glenn Martens Career Explained and NEW Margiela Shoes | PoK Season 13 Episode 9

Is Glenn Martens a good designer? Who owns Maison Margiela (and thus, controls the brand)? Are Margiela gats, futures, tabis, and shoes enough to carry a designer through their tenure?

Join Michael and Sol as they chat about what it means to be a designer in 2025, Maison Margiela shoes, John Galliano, Martin Margiela, Hedi Slimane Jeans, Saint Laurent's rebrand (why did YSL change to SLP), mm6 (and the connotations of the line), Margiela's Line 2, Vetements Hoodies (and how to legit check vetements hoodies (they're all fake)), how fashion changed with social media, what the connotations of a hoodie/t-shirt/sweatpants changed, Sol's weird date, if Thom Yorke is a zionist, and Dubtribe Sound System's "Do It Now" (among other things)!

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We hope you enjoy :)

Lots of love!

Sol
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Designer Giveaway Announcement: Toskovat Perfume
4:44 Fit Check
8:42 Gym Fashion, Streetwear Trends & NYC Style
12:06 Demna Gvasalia
16:29 2010s Trends in Fashion
18:55 Glenn Martens Diesel & Margiela Explained
28:52 Diesel’s Most Popular Items
30:22 Diesel Runway Review
33:38 What is Y/Project?
36:16 Galliano Margiela Couture
41:10 Business vs Fashion Crowd - What Sells?
44:39 How Demna Revolutionized Streetwear & Hoodies
47:14 Brand Revitalization: Diesel, Balenciaga, Gucci
52:25 Fashion Revenue & the Designer’s Bottom Line
56:02 Gucci Flip Flops & Summer 2016
59:01 Sol's Date
1:10:00 Podcast Shoutouts, Playlist Picks & Closing Giveaway
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