Ten years after Margiela launched his label, his Spring ’99 show was a greatest hits collection, of sorts. Trompe l’oeil prints referenced ones shown for Spring ’96, doll’s clothes blown up to human size nodded to Fall ’94 and Stockman mannequin tops to Spring ’97. Also in the mix were some 1950s varsity sports touches and pant fronts worn as aprons or like trains.
