For Keeps: Maison Martin Margiela Unveils 'Heritage'

In the school of fashion rebels, there are a few kids who stand alone. One original, of course, is the influential Maison Martin Margiela, the Parisian house that disrupts not by clan or culture, but through offbeat plays of intellect.

Now, fashion's notoriously secretive house (a fading title, given the recent news of John Galliano's addition) brings another design rethink with MMM 12 Line's "Héritage" collection, singular fine jewelry inspired by family heirlooms and reimagined for the modern mind. As MMM puts it, these pieces, made in-house in the brand's Antwerp accessories studio, live outside the “traditionally closed Héritage circle”—think a deceptively simple aesthetic to celebrate the undone and ephemeral. Gold rings are split, engagement bands are divided into two, and signet bracelets are ruptured. 

We have our eye on the Alliance Split Ring—a beveled, simple band that winds up the finger—and the unisex Chevaliere Split Bracelet, bisected and pretty darn perfect with any outfit. Of course, if we were really allowing ourselves to indulge, we'd also add the Alliance Split Diamond Ring to the top of our holiday lists. What's not to want? 


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Alliance Split Ring in white gold and Alliance Split Bracelet in white gold. All photography courtesy of MMM 12 Line