Nearly 15 years in, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida aren’t running from their signatures anymore — they’re reclaiming them. Back under the Shoreditch railway archways for a presentation, film, and live shoot, the duo called this their “anchor collection”: a confident return to the M’A DNA, elevated for a customer who has grown up alongside the brand.

The legacy lexicon was all there — raw-edge denim, bomber jackets, bias-cut slips, grunge plaids — but rendered with sharper craft and richer fabrication. Brocade Lurex, croc-like two-pieces, and Kurt Cobain florals cast in satin on slinky halter necks sat alongside ’80s stock-market-trader shirts edged with baroque detailing. A sky blue croc bomber. A marshmallow gown styled with multi-pocket khaki army pants. A rib-knit tank top fused to a sculptural Mikado skirt that, Almeida noted, “could be a wedding dress for one person — for someone else, with a hoodie, a trip to Tesco.”

“We’re more confident in owning our codes now,” said Almeida. “When we were younger, we didn’t claim it.” The codes in question — long absorbed and diluted by fast fashion and the TikTok FYP — feel newly charged when returned to their source. This is what they look like with full conviction behind them.

Marques’ Almeida Fall 2026 Ready-To-Wear Collection