Martin Margiela to Exit Margiela?

The NYT's On the Runway Blog is reporting that rumors are floating about the exit of Martin Margiela from Margiela. "The influential and enigmatic designer, is preparing his final disappearing act. Over the last year, Mr. Margiela, known as fashion’s “Invisible Man” because he never gives interviews and has rarely been photographed, has told colleagues that he wants to stop designing and that he has begun a search for his successor at the house...In one move that has set off intense speculation about the company’s future, Mr. Margiela, who is 51, initiated a meeting here early this year with Raf Simons, another well-regarded Belgian designer who was renegotiating his contract with Jil Sander at the time." (photo via friller)
Read the full write-up at On The Runway.