In 1988 Belgian designer Martin Margiela founded the fashion house under the label, Maison Martin Margiela. The brand found its home in Paris creating mens and womens ready-to-wear and Haute Couture garments. Margiela quickly carved out a unique position in the luxury sneaker world by giving us the Japanese-inspired Tabi toe sneaker, as well as the Replica sneaker inspired by 1970s sport sneakers from Austria which was initially launched in 1998. For the last 2 decades, the Replica has featured many suede leather colour and paint splatter combinations.
