Maison Martin Margiela Blank Label Viscose Cropped Top — Early 1990s
$ 369.6
Description
Maison Martin Margiela Blank Label Viscose Cropped Top — Early 1990s. Label: Blank white woven rectangle, four-corner attached — pre-1997 Margiela Line 1. Armhole edges are intentionally cut raw and unfinished. Center back zip in matching magenta. Separate banded hem. Sleeveless cropped top in deep magenta viscose from the early archive of Maison Martin Margiela, carrying the blank white woven label — the house's original identifier used across Line 1 women's ready-to-wear prior to the introduction of the numbered label system in 1997. The collar is structured as an attached overlocked ruffle following the neckline and draping across the shoulder line, with the overlock stitch left deliberately visible — a recurring technique in the house's early ready-to-wear vocabulary. Armhole edges are intentionally cut raw and unfinished. Center back zip in matching magenta. Separate banded hem. The viscose carries a slight natural lustre that shifts between matte and satin-adjacent depending on light. The magenta colorway is atypical for the house, which leaned heavily on neutrals and black in this period. Label: Blank white woven rectangle, four-corner attached — pre-1997 Margiela Line 1 Material: 100% viscose — Made in Italy Size tag: IT 44 — approximately US 8 / UK 12 Measurements (flat): Length: 22 in / 56 cm Waist / hem band: 14 in / 28 in total / 71 cm The banded hem is the governing measurement for fit — close at 28 inches total with minimal give. Size accordingly. Condition: Pre-owned, light wear consistent with age. Raw edges are intentional construction, not damage. No tears, no staining observed.
