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Martin Margiela, the reclusive Belgian fashion designer is making a comeback. The 63-year-old designer retired from the fashion world in 2009, also leaving the fashion house Maison Margiela (previously known as Maison Martin Margiela) he founded in 1988. Giovanni Pungetti, chief executive of Maison Martin Margiela was quoted as saying, “It would have been very simple to hire someone else, and we evaluated that option, but in the end, what is important is the taste of the designer.”However, in 2014 former Christian Dior star designer John Galliano joined Maison Martin Margiela as a creative director.