A love letter to London.
Martine Rose returned to London with a quiet roar, staging her Spring/Summer 2026 collection in a former job centre turned marketplace, an ode to the working-class pulse that powers the city. Stalls lined with books, records, art, and worn-in stories weren’t props but real vendors, collaborators and community, forming the show’s beating heart.
In true Rose form, the collection told tales of desire and defiance. Powder pastels rubbed shoulders with shrunken tailoring, frizzy poodle wigs, and bloke-core callbacks, each piece a wink to the city’s underground and its unapologetic characters.
“Everything Must Change,” read a T-shirt. But some things, like Rose’s devotion to London’s layered soul, remain gloriously the same. Nike returned too, as expected, with new takes on the Shox MR4 mule, grounding the surreal in street-savvy edge.
Martine Rose didn’t just show a collection. She staged a love letter and it was proudly for London. Take a look at the snippets below.
PHOTO CREDIT: Martine Rose
