Martine Rose Man Spring 2024
Martine Rose's Saturday night show at St. Joseph's Community Center in North London was her back home after staging her international debut on the January edition of Pitti Uomo.
"Before club culture was really what it is now in London, there was specific clubs for youth culture and people co-opted spaces such as community spaces and ballrooms,” Rose said backstage after her show.
One of the women who works at the center told the London-born designer that "maybe it will help keep us from closing."
“Community centers are vital. They are a lifeline for people and every community, every wave of integrated immigration then went through a community center service,” she added.
The room was lit in red with Martine Rose brand coasters that bore phrases such as "You smell like a Gemini" and "I'd killer a pint" written in ballpoint pen and Sharpie, strewn across the round tables where guests, including Burberry's creative director, Daniel Lee, were seated.
Rose has hijacked and reshaped menswear classics such as waxed jackets, trench coats and high visibility vests, overturning traditional menswear codes and playing with the idea of sex appeal.
"I love playing with gender lines. I think it's a real proposition, it's not a gimmick. I find men in women's clothes sexy and women in men's clothes sexy - it's got to be celebrated. It's kinky and sexy," she said, referring to the long pearl necklaces, socks, tight camisoles and leggings with lace details.
The show featured Rose's upcoming bespoke garments with longtime collaborator Nike, which is expected to out in July to coincide with the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer matches, along with shoes from Clarks, where she most recently became its first guest creative director.
"Clarks is something so intrinsic to British culture and obviously Jamaican culture because it's "is huge in Jamaica because of the Republic. There are a few British brands that are really big in Jamaica because Britishness is a sign of quality and you take it out of context, it takes on a life of its own, like a myth" , Rose told WWD in an interview last month.< /p>
She designed three pairs of shoes, picking up on signature Clarks styles such as the moccasin, the shoe Oxford and the sandal to reinterpret it in its own way with a major focus on comfort.
Martine Rose's Saturday night show at St. Joseph's Community Center in North London was her back home after staging her international debut on the January edition of Pitti Uomo.
"Before club culture was really what it is now in London, there was specific clubs for youth culture and people co-opted spaces such as community spaces and ballrooms,” Rose said backstage after her show.
One of the women who works at the center told the London-born designer that "maybe it will help keep us from closing."
“Community centers are vital. They are a lifeline for people and every community, every wave of integrated immigration then went through a community center service,” she added.
The room was lit in red with Martine Rose brand coasters that bore phrases such as "You smell like a Gemini" and "I'd killer a pint" written in ballpoint pen and Sharpie, strewn across the round tables where guests, including Burberry's creative director, Daniel Lee, were seated.
Rose has hijacked and reshaped menswear classics such as waxed jackets, trench coats and high visibility vests, overturning traditional menswear codes and playing with the idea of sex appeal.
"I love playing with gender lines. I think it's a real proposition, it's not a gimmick. I find men in women's clothes sexy and women in men's clothes sexy - it's got to be celebrated. It's kinky and sexy," she said, referring to the long pearl necklaces, socks, tight camisoles and leggings with lace details.
The show featured Rose's upcoming bespoke garments with longtime collaborator Nike, which is expected to out in July to coincide with the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer matches, along with shoes from Clarks, where she most recently became its first guest creative director.
"Clarks is something so intrinsic to British culture and obviously Jamaican culture because it's "is huge in Jamaica because of the Republic. There are a few British brands that are really big in Jamaica because Britishness is a sign of quality and you take it out of context, it takes on a life of its own, like a myth" , Rose told WWD in an interview last month.< /p>
She designed three pairs of shoes, picking up on signature Clarks styles such as the moccasin, the shoe Oxford and the sandal to reinterpret it in its own way with a major focus on comfort.
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