Martin Margiela
- Born
- 9 April 1957 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Louvai, Belgium
- Known for
- Director
Belgian fashion designer famous for his eponymous fashion house in Paris. He grew up in Genk, the son of a Polish-born hairdresser, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1980. He worked as an assistant for Jean-Paul Gaultier in the 80s before launching his own fashion house, from which he retired in 2008.
