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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/25/09 Victoria Beckham Sells Out Again & More

coutorture — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:24:42 -0800

Victoria Beckham's already sold-out line of Spring frocks landed on Net-a-Porter this morning and sold out again before the Americans even got out of bed...

Speaking of Net-a-Porter, Stella McCartney has an exclusive capsule collection in the works with the online retailer.

A lot of people wore hats at the opening of the Stephen Jones exhibit in London last night.

United Bamboo just launched menswear and a look book of the lean separates is out.

Emerald Green, Transparency, Tidy Layers At United Bamboo

coutorture — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:20:42 -0800

Here's a glimpse at the United Bamboo Fall 2009 collection--the Falke socks and boyish platforms, geometric Deka Ray necklaces, and felt military-like caps were amazing! Also stunning were the emerald green transparent pieces--tucked away under tailored coats or frocks--which started the show.

Day Three Begins At United Bamboo

coutorture — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:14:43 -0800

As is typical of shows at the Altman Building, and with United Bamboo in particular, things are pretty low-key this morning. Rather than keeping invitees standing in a line that wraps around the corner (like last night at Rag & Bone, Robert Geller, etc...) people are sort of aimlessly wandering in, coffees in hand. A great way to start the day if you ask us. Stay tuned for our runway gallery from the Fall 2009 United Bamboo show which we hear will include Deka Ray jewelry and Falke hosiery--very important details indeed. After that, Karen Walker, Adam Lippes, VPL, and much, much more.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/21/09 Barneys Spells Christian Louboutin Wrong & More

coutorture — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:01:13 -0800

Barneys spelled Christian Louboutin's name wrong in a suspiciously downtrodden looking window display. Granted, window displays are also getting Barneys a lot of good press this morning too.

What's wrong with the menswear runways? In Italy, home of the all-black issue of Vogue, the runways are racially homogenous as usual.

The Spring 09 United Bamboo ad campaign stars artist Terrence Koh. Outlandish and alienating? Or hip?

Pioneer of the premium *boyfriend* jean, Current/Elliot is finally, actually, making menswear. The new range will drop this season.

Statement Necklaces From Spring 2009

coutorture — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:02:17 -0800

The Spring 2009 Statement Necklace: Bauble Or Geometric

Clockwise from top left: Burberry Spring 2009, Marni Spring 2009, United Bamboo Spring 2009, VPL Spring 2009 (Photo by Justin William Lin for Coutorture.com)

The statement necklace is here to stay and this Spring 2009 there were two distinct (but equally covetable) camps. Bauble necklaces cropped up at Burberry and Marni, they were colorful and mis-matched for the artistic Type-B chicsters. Then, there were those on the straight and narrow. Geometric necklaces cropped up at United Bamboo and VPL and they were Type-A all the way. The rule with personality types, remember, is that few people are just one type or the other. Bauble or geometric, it could just depend on the day.

Click on the brand name to see the Spring 09 runway show.

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.

United Bamboo Spring 2009

coutorture — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:37:50 -0700

United Bamboo Spring 2009, New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009, Photos by B. Bank

United Bamboo Spring 2009

coutorture — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:41:30 -0700

Backstage At United Bamboo

coutorture — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:59:54 -0700

Backstage at United Bamboo. New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009. Photos by Shannon Sinclair.

Backstage At United Bamboo

coutorture — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:59:37 -0700

We're backstage for United Bamboo at our favorite venue for off site shows, the Altman Building. Designer Thuy Pham gave us a quick interview in which he revealed the inspiration for Spring 09 as being bright, bold, easy and yet still align with the trademark geometrics that Unied Bamboo is known for. The models are doing their walk through in their street clothes (which makes you think you're at an Alexander Wang show--but that's later today) and we just bumped into Eugenie Huang from Deka Ray, who will be accessorizing the models in her, also geometric, designs. Stay tuned...it's going to be a busy day.