American design duo Diane MOSS MARTIN and Eric MARTIN have come together to create martinMARTIN, a collection of women’s and men’s clothing, leather accessories and footwear.

Eric’s vision has been shaped by his background as a musician and his involvement with the LA surf / skate / punk and rock scenes whilst Diane has designed for avatars of the Movie and Music worlds such as Bowie, Madonna and Michael Jackson. Together they have created a unique hybrid of old and new worlds, minimalism and punk rock chic.

This season’s S/S collection will be the first time the duo will show their creations in Paris. The new collection explores the tangibility of space between cloth and skin, and the value of the asymmetry abundant in natural landscapes.

The clothing is influenced by traditional Japanese forms and the functionality of industrial uniforms, Eastern / Western military wear and deconstructivist architecture. Furthermore, it explores the idea of design coming from chaos: the liberating act of shaking things up from a conceptual standpoint to then reassemble them in a new order, and finding beauty in this approach.

The main fabrics are: linen, tropical wool, waxed houndstooth, classic banker’s pinstripes, waxed and distressed Japanese denim and cotton poplin. Newness reveals itself in the hand-painted, stained, airbrushed and waxed French terry. All tailoring features a unique fabric treatment called “distorted / draping,” a process that means no two martinMARTIN garments that undergo the treatment are ever alike.

Below are a selection of pieces from both this A/W and the upcoming S/S Collections:

Photography + Art Direction:: Just Loomis / www.justloomis.com
Key Hair Stylist:: David Evans For Toni & Guy / www.toniguy.com
Key Make-Up:: Emily Evans For Toni & Guy / www.toniguy.com