London-based French designer Roland Mouret, 48, has got his name back. Mouret, a red carpet favorite, lost the right to use his name following a split over 'managerial differences' with his business partners, Sharai and André Meyers, and the owners of Roland Mouret Ltd, back in October, 2005. Mouret, who now is in partnership with Simon Fuller, of 19 Management, the showbix and music tycoon, and is said to be "elated", will open his first flagship store and design HQ in London's Mayfair pretty soon. The 6-story building in Carlos Place is in the heart of smart London, opposite The Connaught Hotel and close by the Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Balenciaga, and Christian Louboutin stores, celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke, the Hamilton Gallery and chic-eaterie Scott's.
The presentation of this season's collection took place in a beautiful appartment at Trocadero, Paris and it was a very intimate experience in a cosy homey lounge setting with a small group of top editors, buyers and lucky dogs who were given an iPad to flick through the lookbook images. And let me tell you everyone was obviously impressed with this fashionable embracement of new technology. This truly signified a new era of fashion presentation experiences. Roland Mouret talked about "a woman’s eye" on his second Mr. by Roland Mouret collection -by which he meant making clothes that followed a male torso in a sensual way. He achieved it by using stretch seersucker for a form-fitting jacket, stitching the waist pleats to trim the trousers and making his signature sweater set fitted and manly. The collection successfully translated the sophistication of Roland Mouret’s women’s line. It is the ultimate modern man’s wardrobe, with a strong nostalgic tribute to the 1950s. All the fabrications and craftsmanship were of the most refined quality. The designer said he only wanted to create something that he would personally wear, which is why his shadow mirrored in every look. British artist Matthew Killick added an extra touch with his underwater pattern, which Mr Mouret called "a symbol of summer".
The presentation of this season's collection took place in a beautiful appartment at Trocadero, Paris and it was a very intimate experience in a cosy homey lounge setting with a small group of top editors, buyers and lucky dogs who were given an iPad to flick through the lookbook images. And let me tell you everyone was obviously impressed with this fashionable embracement of new technology. This truly signified a new era of fashion presentation experiences. Roland Mouret talked about "a woman’s eye" on his second Mr. by Roland Mouret collection -by which he meant making clothes that followed a male torso in a sensual way. He achieved it by using stretch seersucker for a form-fitting jacket, stitching the waist pleats to trim the trousers and making his signature sweater set fitted and manly. The collection successfully translated the sophistication of Roland Mouret’s women’s line. It is the ultimate modern man’s wardrobe, with a strong nostalgic tribute to the 1950s. All the fabrications and craftsmanship were of the most refined quality. The designer said he only wanted to create something that he would personally wear, which is why his shadow mirrored in every look. British artist Matthew Killick added an extra touch with his underwater pattern, which Mr Mouret called "a symbol of summer".
