It's Been a Pleasure Glenn Martens, Literally...
Everyone’s favorite creative director just delivered their swan song for Diesel.
Glenn Martens recently announced his departure from Diesel, and as a result, SS27 was his swan song: an ode to pleasure in the most exaggerated of ways. For his latest Milan Fashion Week show, the designer presented a collection that couldn’t be more Diesel if it tried.
“The party always comes first at Diesel. It’s about inclusivity, self-expression, pleasure and the democracy of experience. The collection is the essence of Diesel: disruptive, sexy, fluid, fun. We are all in this together: let’s take a ride one more time,” Martens shared in a press release.
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Bringing all of the brand’s signatures together under one roof — and then adding a whole lot more — the collection featured everything from Diesel denim and trompe l’oeil designs to ribbed loungewear and distressed knitwear.
But the star of the show was, without a doubt, the unexpected performance that took place just before the show’s finale. Enlisting the vigor of the Marseille-based artist collective (LA)HORDE, Martens tapped 200 performers to sit subtly in the audience before breaking out into sensual actions, touching themselves and each other, before engaging in some serious head-banging to close the show. A real… experience.
Combined, the final show from Martens was everything we hoped it’d be. Hot, sweaty and unmistakably Diesel.
