Tattoo Artist Kozo Leaves His Mark on Maison Margiela in Miami’s Design District

Kozo’s collaboration with Maison Margiela began with a pair of gifted sunglasses. Or, more accurately, a party. The New York-based tattoo artist attended a party hosted by the brand and Gentle Monster, and was introduced to the Margiela team through his now-agent. What could have been a simple party gift turned into something much more exciting. “Initially, it was made for maybe putting it on the stories, tagging them, but I said, you know what? I’m not going to do that. I’m going to take it to my studio and I’m going to show them what I have in mind,” Kozo said. “I took it to my tattoo studio and I started tattooing the sunglasses.” The artist has since made his mark on Margiela’s other accessories, all via a tattoo gun. A bag was made to look as if it was duct-taped, and pairs of shoes were accessories with ink “drips,” butterflies emerging from what appears to be a rip, and more in Kozo’s signature style of hyper-realist classical works of art. “This is what I do on people’s body, and this is what I do on large canvases and sculptures — but also now on shoes and bags,” he said. “It’s nice to

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