Eclectic, subcultural and beautifully garish; Martine Rose is an unmistakable force in the creative scene, one that has come to represent a new generation of fashion enthusiasts with her dramatic collections. In her latest venture, though, the designer changes course, designing a limited-edition Havana Club bottle.

Despite her long history of fashion-focused collaborations, the new Havana Club partnership felt “particularly right” to Martine Rose. As well as joining the rum brand’s prestigious roster of past collaborators – like Skepta and Places+Faces – it’s the designer’s Jamaican heritage that motivated her to take on this collaboration.

“We get offered so many opportunities, some are right and others are not,” she tells Hypebeast. “But, having this shared Caribbean heritage was speci

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