![]() ![]() ![]() Words which go some way to describing the bizzaro license Rose seems to have applied to whitebread Oxford shoes, summer sandals, and women’s loafers. There are no images as of yet – so fans will have to use their mind palace to muster up a clear picture – but the press release is littered with adjectives like “swollen,” “puffed-up,” “warped”, “ballooning”, “blown-up”, and “sunken-in”. “Just wait till you see the collection.”Īs Clarks’ first-ever designer in residence, Rose has put three run-of-the-mill styles through a funhouse mirror, exaggerating their proportions to cartoonish extremes. ![]() “And wow… she has exceeded our expectations,” the label’s CMO said. “I’m very interested in ordinariness and everydayness.” It tracks, then, that Rose’s next gig should be with one of the most familiar shoe brands of all: Clarks – a highstreet stalwart synonymous with sensible school shoes and comfortable sandals. “I find beauty in things that are easy to not find beauty in, things that are easy to dismiss,” the designer said backstage at her AW23 collection. Sneakers with in-built bunions, winklepicker football boots, and squared loafers with drawn-out toes: Martine Rose has been responsible for some of the world’s most heinous (and covetable) creations in footwear. ![]()
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