Kendrick Lamar and British-J'can designer Martine Rose team up for Super Bowl fashion glory

Hip-hop icon Kendrick Lamar teamed up with frequent collaborator, British Jamaican designer Martine Rose, to put on a show during half-time at New Orleans' Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl.

The first solo hip-hop artiste to ever headline the coveted slot, Lamar, styled by Taylor McNeil, wore a custom Martine Rose leather jacket, statement Tiffany & Co jewellery and Celine jeans.

This isn't the first time Lamar is wearing Martine Rose. He regularly wears the designer and is known to be a fan of the London-based designer's Nike x Martine Rose's Shox MR4.

With actor Samuel L. Jackson serving as emcee and dressed like 'Uncle Sam', Lamar opened his half-time performance crouched atop a Buick Grand National Experimental -- the car for which his newest album, GNX, is named.

Dancers wearing red, white and blue came pouring out of the car and moved in sync to songs such as Humble.

Guest star SZA later joined Lamar for their slow-jam-style collaboration, Luther.

Near the conclusion of his performance, Lamar transitioned to Not Like Us, which won him Grammys for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song also takes shots at rival artiste Drake, who has sued the Universal Music Group record label for defamation over the track.

CLARKS CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Rose was named the first guest creative director of Clarks in 2023.

She is known for crafting eclectic designs with out-of-the-box thinking and sophistication. Her eponymous line is booming with the fashion set, and with a stint contributing to Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga, her name resounds as one of the best and most talented in the business.

With a British mum and Jamaican father from west Kingston - Orange Street to be specific - Rose grew up mostly around her paternal Jamaican grandparents. Her grandfather was a tailor and cabinetmaker, and her grandmother was a nurse and seamstress.

She told The STAR in a 2023 interview that designing wasn't always her dream. "My journey into fashion was not because I really thought that I wanted to be a designer." Instead, it wasn't until she went to art school that she decided designing was for her. Of specialising in menswear, she says she's naturally a tomboy, and adds, "I like that menswear has this structure about it, and like pushing against the formality of it."

She has had major success in her sneaker collaborations with Nike and pushing the boundaries of Clarks.

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