MM6 Maison Margiela is subverting the commuter uniform 

Making the ordinary extraordinary is the beating heart of MM6 Maison Margiela. Wardrobe staples are rarely left untouched; instead, they’re nudged off-centre, twisted just enough to feel unfamiliar. At Milan Fashion Week, the avant-garde brand turned its attention to the archetypes of train travel, staging the show at Milano Centrale.

As one of Italy’s busiest stations, the rhythm of daily transit provided the perfect muse. But this was no straightforward homage to commuter life. In a sea of models who initially appeared disarmingly ordinary, MM6 exaggerated the normality of the everyday traveller.

From the donna heading into town to shop to the businessman en route to the office and the student killing time between connections, MM6 heightened, stretched, and subtly distorted each uniform. Checkered shirts slouched with deliberate imprecision. Jean jackets felt slightly oversized, as if borrowed in haste. Blazers and trench coats were spliced with contrast sleeves and paired with equestrian trousers and boots.

MM6 even wove conductors into the cast with Milano Centrale slogans stamped on bomber jackets. The effect was uncanny: a station full of people who looked familiar, yet not quite. Here the line between staff and spectator, reality and runway is blurred.

Accessories sharpened the narrative. The brand’s signature eye shields returned, injecting a futuristic feel into the otherwise quotidian wardrobe. The obscured gaze lent anonymity to each look – a subtle nod to founder Martin Margiela’s own aversion to the spotlight. In a place defined by movement and fleeting encounters, faces became secondary to silhouette and stance.

At Milano Centrale, MM6 transformed the daily commute into a study of character and construction, proving once again that even the most ordinary uniforms can become extraordinary in the right hands.