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Martine Rose Debuts Provocative SS26 Collection in Reimagined London Job Centre

It repurposes the former Marylebone job centre as a makeshift market-salon hybrid to celebrate London’s traders, provoke new menswear approaches.

... featuring a cast of off-kilter characters wearing unexpected layering, or pieces that had been twisted, stretched and shrunken.
"Ultimately, you either get it or you don’t — and it’s ok if you don’t because we’re not for everyone," Rose told CNN.
On Saturday, the British-Jamaican designer returned to London and presented a Spring 2026 show...
Designer Martine Rose's Spring 2026 show served as a love letter to the melting pot of cultures and adversity-born creativity that London is known for.

Overview

  • The show space was a former Marylebone job centre, transformed into a Parisian-inspired salon with satin drapes and parquet floors.
  • A ground-floor market hosted 22 local vendors, underlining Rose’s commitment to community and London’s creative scene.
  • Runway pieces blended trompe l’oeil bags and shapewear-inspired silhouettes to challenge traditional notions of masculinity.
  • Text-emblazoned tees bore slogans such as “Expect Perfection” and “Everything Must Change” to convey the collection’s themes.
  • Guests were asked to avoid phone use during the ten-minute show to foster presence and collective energy.