Usually we take people to nightlife spaces that are really dark and very moody,” says Martine Rose, the London-based menswear designer with a near-unparalleled cult following. It transports me back to the sweaty club in a Vauxhall archway which she draped with latex curtains in 2022, and the community centre in Highgate, host to a show, party and many pints the following year. Rose’s runways, when they come, are not ones you forget.
Today, for her spring 2026 showcase, we are on the third floor of a disused office in Marylebone. The walls are dressed up smartly and salon-style, with wedding-dress ivory silk. The ceiling remains untouched.
