Martine Rose SS26 is a Living, Breathing Portrait of London

Martine Rose’s Spring/Summer 2026 show was a triumphant homecoming that blurred fashion’s edge between grit and glamour.

"The collection was both sensual and subversive, celebrating the overlooked soul of the city’s high streets."

Staged in a defunct London job centre turned lush salon, the collection was both sensual and subversive, celebrating the overlooked soul of the city’s high streets. With body-clinging silhouettes, hybrid tailoring, football motifs, and nods to wig shops and barbershops, Rose elevated the everyday into something extraordinary.

But the show was more than fashion—it was a love letter to London’s marginalised creatives and market culture, championing the fringe communities that breathe life into the city’s cultural core. It wasn’t just a runway—it was a living, breathing portrait of London.

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