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)! If you'd like to support the podcast and be entered into our wonderful Toskovat fragrance giveaway, subscribe to our HeroHero: https://herohero.co/pok We hope you enjoy :) Lots of love! Sol --- 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: