LONDON — Martine Rose is British shoe manufacturer Clarks’ first guest creative director.
“Clarks is something that’s so intrinsic to British culture and clearly Jamaican culture since it’s huge in Jamaica due to Commonwealth. There’s a few British brands which are really big in Jamaica because Britishness is an indication of quality and you're taking it out of context it takes on a lifetime of its own, like a myth,” Rose told WWD in an interview, sitting in her north London studio as she readies her upcoming men’s show in June, where her designs for Clarks will debut on the runway and on sale from March 2024.
As a community-focused designer, the choice to team with Clarks was an easy “yes” due...
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