Suzy Menkes seems to have done some harm when, in her review of Maison Martin Margiela’s couture show in her new position as  Vogue’s International Editor , she revealed by name one of the collective’s designers, even including a pic she took backstage. It was painful to read for anyone with knowledge of the house’s strict code of anonymity, begun at its very founding by the highly reclusive Belgian designer. Clearly dismayed, the house issued the following statement…

“In light of the recent rumors regarding individual members of our design team, we ask you to remember that the long-standing communication policy of the Maison has not changed and that MMM does not communicate on any individual member of its collective, as our work is done by a team and is credited only to this same collective. This is our official spokespeople policy, and it remains our only comment on this subject.”