Martine Rose

DESIGNER NAME: Martine Rose

BACKGROUND: Originally beginning as a Menswear shirting label, British Martine Rose showcased her debut collection of 10 shirts at Black private members club in Soho 2007.

Catching the eye of Lulu Kennedy of Fashion East, who subsequently supported her for the an installation at the first Menswear day on the London Fashion Week schedule, Martine Rose has grown and developed from first debuting her first catwalk collections as part of Fashion East, through to the gaining the British Fashion council sponsored NewGen Award.

Martine Rose went on to show her SS13 collection at the first London Collections: Mens show and has received press attention across the globe as well as picking up stockists in the US, Europe and Asia. Martine Rose has previously collaborated with heavy weights such as Wallpaper Magazine, Timberland, Ligne Roset and CAT.

Now in her 5th year and having recently shown her AW13 collection at the Hospital Club in London, Martine Rose is proud announce her collaboration with Boutique Department store Browns.

Martine Rose works closely with some of fashions brightest stars, Max Pearmain editor and chief of Arena Homme Plus, Tyrone Lebon and Poppy Bartlett who co designed and built the set for her AW13 presentation.

THE COLLECTION: “This season’s inspiration is made up of various threads coming together in one extravaganza! I have been looking at interiors; the styles in which we choose to decorate our spaces and how it reflects who we are to some extent. This idea expands into how men dress and prescribed notions of masculinity, particularly looking at Rick James.”

IMPACT OF LONDON COLLECTIONS: MEN: “London Collections has had a huge impact on my label in regards to the platform that it has given menswear designers in London. I am so proud to be a part of, and have contributed to the need to have London Collections: Men created.”

FIRST PIECE OF MENSWEAR DESIGNED: “I can remember the first piece of menswear I used to wear myself as a kid.  It was a pair of BOY white boxer shorts that were printed with blue stars all over. They belonged to my big cousin Darren and I used to wear them as shorts whenever I got the chance; I loved them with all my heart!”