My life, my style
“I don’t really mind not looking like anyone else,” says J.J. Martin, the Los Angeles-born, Milan-based founder of the fashion and lifestyle label La DoubleJ. “I’ve never had that problem. I actually kind of like it.” Known for her exuberantly printed clothing, Martin is today staying true to form, dressed head-to-toe in eye-popping pattern, as she shows me around her sunlit apartment with her adorable pug, Pepper, trotting at her heels. “When I moved to Milan, I brought my suitcase full of vintage clothes — I remember walking around the city streets with people staring at me, thinking, What are you wearing? Now everybody wants to join in!”
Christened Jennifer Jane, J.J. gained her
