Martine Rose

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Martine Rose
Born(1980-11-24)24 November 1980
Croydon, England.
Education Middlesex University
LabelMartine Rose
Website www.martine-rose.com

Martine Rose (born 24 November 1980) is a British-Jamaican menswear designer and founder of the Martine Rose label. Her designs draw inspiration from her experiences and interest in rave, hip-hop and punk subcultures.

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Early life and education

Rose was born in Croydon, South London in 1980; her family is British and Jamaican. [1] Rose's mother was a nurse and her father was an accountant so she spent much of her time in Tooting with her grandmother and her cousins. [2] After a year at Camberwell College of Arts she enrolled at Middlesex University and graduated in 2002 with a degree in fashion design. [3]

Career

Rose first started a label LMNOP with now-stylist Tamara Rothstein, a friend and frequent collaborator. [4] The line folded in 2005. In 2007 she established her eponymous label focused on menswear. [5]

Since its inception, Rose has been known for showing her collections in non-traditional spaces, including a street market, a community climbing gym, and a cul-de-sac in Camden, London . [6] She has been known to disregard fashion's seasonal calendar and expectations, sometimes because of financial constraints. [7] Some of her collections have been released via short films, [8] digital lookbooks, and Craigslist.

In 2011 she was supported by new talent showcase Fashion East during London Fashion Week. She also collaborated with workwear boots manufacturer CAT on a limited line of boots. [9]

In 2015, when fashion designer Demna Gvesalia joined Balenciaga as creative director, he hired Rose as a consultant, elevating her profile in the fashion industry. [10]

In 2018 Rose released a collaboration with Nike. The release included Rose's take on the tracksuit and Nike's Monarch model. She was inspired by English and American sports culture. [11] The collection was released on Craigslist in London and later sold at retailers. [12]

Her AW20 show took place at Torriano Primary School, her daughter's primary school in Kentish Town. [13]

Design

As a designer, Rose counts her upbringing around her older British-Jamaican cousins who were into raves, reggae, Lovers rock, punk, and dance music as formative. [14] Rose has been influenced by her own experiences at 90s London raves and her awareness of different subcultures in the city coming together around music. [15] Overall, she considers her Jamaican upbringing as a major influence in her attitude towards fashion design and style. [16]

Rose's label developed a cult following, with her designs featuring exaggerated proportions quickly becoming characteristic of her collections earlier on in her career. While considered a menswear designer, Rose designs her pieces with a broad spectrum of people in mind. [17] Her interest in nightlife and music scenes has led her to use fabrics in menswear that are typically more common in womenswear, like fur, satin and lurex. [18]

Awards

2023: British Menswear Designer of the Year at the Fashion Awards. [19] [20]

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  2. ↑ "Meet Martine Rose: the designer standing out from the fashion crowd". Evening Standard. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Alice (2017-10-22). "Menswear designer Martine Rose: 'Fashion used to be for outsiders'". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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  5. ↑ "Martine ROSE — About". Martine Rose. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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  8. ↑ Dazed (2016-01-10). "Martine Rose returns with Sharna Osborne-directed film". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. ↑ Dazed (2011-07-12). "Martine Rose x CAT Boots". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ↑ "The slow-burning rise of Martine Rose". Vogue Business. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  11. ↑ "Martine Rose Explains Her Unorthodox Nike Collaboration". Highsnobiety. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. ↑ "The Martine Rose x Nike Collaboration Has a Release Date". Highsnobiety. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ↑ Petty, Felix. "Martine Rose goes back to school for AW20". i-D. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Martine Rose is designing for the 'dodgy' man of her dreams, one piece at a time". Document Journal. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  15. ↑ SSENSE (2017-05-03). "Out of Obscurity". ssense. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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