We’ve come to Episode 10 of The Most podcast, can you believe? It’s hard not to hit you with a ‘new week, different legend’ but honestly: another legend has taken a seat in the loft! Inge Grognard is the most groundbreaking and influential make-up artist in contemporary fashion. Sitting down with Dominique for an openhearted conversation, Inge recounts her teenage days meeting her best friend (who happened to be Martin Margiela’s cousin), kickstarting a decades-long friendship and work-relationship with the designer himself. Yet despite building up a behemoth client roster including Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs, Inge hasn’t lost a bit of love for the underdog.
For this episode, Dominique really wants to talk about the little known fact that Inge was present during the infamous 1986 Antwerp Six breakthrough at London Fashion Week, being solely in charge of all the make-up looks needed by Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, Marina Yee and Ann Demeulemeester.
Inge shares memories from her whirlwind wedding at 23, her Adam and the Ants-inspired wedding look (including a cape, all made by Martin Margiela) and the beautiful book she made with her husband Ronald Stoops after 30 years of them collaborating. Inge and Dominique discuss Inge’s love for working with young innovators like Arca, Shayne Oliver from Hood By Air and Akeem Smith from Section 8 and when the international icon - as her close friend Dirk Van Saene once called her - discusses the intense emotions she experienced during what turned out to be the very last Maison Martin Margiela runway under the reign of Margiela himself, she confesses to one of her biggest regrets in life and how it informed a recent very difficult decision she had do make.
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