Maison Margiela

Replica Sneakers – White

Slot: Footwear
Formality: 3 / 5
Warmth: 2 / 5
Retail: $850

The Replica Sneakers – White is a shoe from Maison Margiela, $850 at retail. Leather-and-suede 1970s Austrian army trainer, the house's signature sneaker.

It lands in the middle — dressed enough for an office that has stopped caring, casual enough for a Saturday.

Tagged sneaker and contemporary, and down for everyday, going out and travel — those are the occasions the builder will actually put it in front of you for.

Look 13 · Anti-Fit

Issue 01 ran a tailoring look and a Tokyo look and left the line between the two of them undrawn. This is that line, drawn on purpose. The Tokyo–Paris axis, forty years on: Comme des Garçons taught fashion that clothes could argue with the body, and Margiela taught it they could argue with fashion. The belted car coat is the CdG position stated plainly — black wool, and a belt that decides how much shape the coat is permitted. Margiela's double-dyed workwear trousers answer from the other side: a utility trouser made luxurious without being precious. Between them the Forever poplin is the plainest shirt in the issue, and the wool crewneck is what makes any of this wearable in January. The Replica sneakers are a 1970s Austrian army trainer, which is the most Margiela sentence available.

SkipThe Tabi Ankle Boot at $1,490 — a commitment ceremony, not a purchase. Rent the idea with the Replica first and see whether the split toe follows you home.

The rest of the fit

One garment per remaining slot, chosen the way the builder chooses: occasion overlap, formality that holds across the fit, warmth that agrees with itself, and the layering rules that stop a collar ending up under a hood. Head to toe with the Replica Sneakers – White: $5,610 at retail.