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In The Showroom: Modernist Spring 2009

coutorture — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:42:49 -0800

Andrew Jones and Abdoul Koroma were not present at the pop-up CFE showroom last night (they were off at their other gig, doing consulting work for MaxMara) but that didn't stop us from obsessively standing near their little rolling rack of Spring 09 items. The collection of 'modern heirlooms' was romantic and precious. A big hit (many were off at photo shoots) were the felt necklaces and hair pieces, lined with silk. Modernist continues to be one of our favorite up-and-coming brands that show at London Fashion Week. Check out our video of the Spring 09 show right here, and our photo gallery of the Spring 09 collection right here.

In The Showroom/London Fashion Week: Modernist Spring 2009

coutorture — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:31:50 -0800

Modernist Spring 2009 collection. Pop-up showroom thanks to Centre for Fashion Enterprise.

Purple & Orange: The Colors For Spring 09

coutorture — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:59:24 -0700

Clockwise from top left:

Basso & Brooke Spring 2009,

Luella Spring 2009,

Christopher Kane Spring 2009,

Modernist Spring 2009,

United Bamboo Spring 2009,

Modernist Spring 2009

Purple and orange were two colors hard to ignore on the Spring 09 catwalks--purple, we've seen for some time and orange appeared, no doubt because of Prada and a few brave designers who used it last season. Some designers, in fact, used both at the same time. In the spread above Basso & Brooke, Luella, and United Bamboo all employed this technique while designers like Christopher Kane and Modernist kept with one of the two colors, making them more interesting with texture and technique.

London Fashion Week: Modernist Spring 2009

coutorture — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:34:18 -0700

London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009.

Our Fall Top Five: Modernist Fall 08

coutorture — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:09 -0700

Wrapping up the list of our favorite shows from Fall 08 is British brand Modernist. We've said from the start that this list has no real rhyme or reason save for the fact that the five shows each impacted our impression of Fall 08 as a season. Bringing you this list was as much about having the galleries back up on the front page as it was talking about them again. We think it's reason enough. So, after bringing up Prada, Preen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Miu Miu, we're going to finish up by talking about the Modernist Fall 08 show. British brand Modernist, headed by Abdul Koroma and Andrew Jones, showed their second collection as part of London Fashion Week this Fall 08. The collection, feminine and appropriately paired down with a strict palette of red, charcoal, and black was a stark and striking contrast to the opulence that overran New York Fashion Week the week prior. Everything from the cool grey backdrop, to the thick painted eyebrows and slicked hair, to the shapely garments that layered over one another quite beautifully, made this collection on of our favorites. To our surprise the brand is stocked sparingly in the United States and abroad, but we're confident that will change if they keep moving in this direction.

London Fashion Week Photo Coverage

coutorture — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:04:57 -0800

Just because New York is over doesn't mean we have seen it all. London is in full swing and we are simply obsessed. We have photos from high street favorite Topshop Unique's Fall 2008 runway show, bad girl favorite Christopher Kane, Sinha Stanic, Core, Modernist and many more! We promise to keep updating so you can keep drooling.