Denim, Tweed, and Graffiti: Diesel Parties With Deconstruction

Glenn Martens is a designer of dichotomies. Where clothes are deconstructed, a community is built. Where industry insiders gather for the runway's sacred ritual, design students and local artists are granted access and participation. Where tweed keeps others in the past, clown-like smiles and fringed raw edges play sly tricks to bring it into the present. Diesel's Fall/Winter 2025 collection exemplified the best of Martens' contrasting sartorial language. Denim was laminated, lacquered, and shre...