User:Mayaamills/Evaluate an Article

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Martin Margiela

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
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I chose Martin Margiela because he was an exceptionally influential figure in women's' (and, to a lesser extent, men's) fashion. The article is especially important because Martin keeps his identity under tight wraps, avoiding any photography or interviews in the media, despite running an incredibly successful fashion house. At first glance, the article appears more fleshed-out than I anticipated, and it seems to carry a significant amount of research and detail.

Evaluate the article
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The lead is two sentences long, but does a good job summarizing what is known about Martin. To this end, it does a good job of being concise. Despite its article with several sections, the lead doesn't introduce or explore any of them.

The article looks up-to-date (from what I know about Martin) and it's well developed. Fashion is incredibly subjective, and the article does a good job of presenting Martin's successes in an objective way, framing them in terms of reception and cite-able quotes or descriptions. This is an especially important thing for his entry, and it is well executed. Interestingly, Martin's early fashion shows were among the first in late 20th century Paris fashion to readily incorporate demographics that were not traditionally present in fashion shows, but it isn't well mentioned in the article.

Unsurprisingly, because there is no official photo of Martin, there is no photo in Wikipedia. I actually know that there used to be one on his page, but it has since been removed, and I believe it was because it was a paparazzi-style photograph of a man getting out of a limousine, and was never officially recognized as actually being of Martin.

Overall, the article is strong. I think it would be well served to highlight some of Martin's big progressive wins in the fashion world, as he deserves recognition for it.