MARKE presents its Fall Winter 2025.26 collection, Everything That Stays Is Love, an introspective study of memory, longing, and the passage of time. Designer Mario Keine crafts a narrative drawn from the tension between past and present, where cherished moments refuse to fade. This collection unfolds like a dream, both beautiful and haunting, capturing the emotional weight of nostalgia through its silhouettes, textures, and intricate details.
At its core, the collection explores the figures who exist in suspended time, shaped by literary and historical influences. Miss Havisham from Great Expectations and Stephen Tennant, a central figure of the Bright Young Things, serve as guiding inspirations. Their lives, defined by unfulfilled love and isolation, create a framework for garments that embody both romance and melancholy. The collection reflects this paradox, where the longing for the past is both comforting and burdensome.
Structured in three acts, the collection mirrors the emotional stages of nostalgia. The first act evokes youth, a time of promise and untarnished dreams. Soft draping and flowing fabrics create an air of lightness, with garments carrying embellishments sewn from vintage jewelry, tokens of the past worn like precious relics. The second act shifts toward introspection and grief, with deeper tones and refined tailoring. Structured mourning pieces, softened by wool-silk fabrics, reflect the weight of remembrance. In the final act, the sense of decay becomes tangible. Oversized shirting, raw-edged bows, and aged fabrics capture the moment when memory overtakes reality, leaving only traces of what once was.
MARKE’s unisex approach thrives in this interaction between fluidity and structure, where delicate forms contrast with defined tailoring. Sustainability remains central to the collection, with garments crafted from deadstock materials, reinforcing the idea that the past is always present.
Presented at Villa Elisabeth in Berlin, the show transforms the space into the imagined home of a recluse lost in memories. Artist Fabian Friese constructs installations of crumbling walls and veiled furniture, immersing guests in an atmosphere of abandonment. Movement director Leonardo D’Aquino guides the models through this ethereal setting, their presence drifting between reality and illusion.
