RM by Roland Mouret A/W 07.08

[Scott]

I expect this is the new collection from his new collaboration with that coroporation...i forgot what it is,they are called. anyway,neverthless,it's really lacklustre and shows us nothing but a platform for their fat ego's. totally boring and not roland at all.

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[Li Ya Fan]

This isn't HC... it's some sort of RTW capsule collection, no?

Pretty boring regardless.

[Scott]

either or,it doesn't have alot of life in it. looks like a highly commercial collection to gain some hype about this new partnership between they and roland. actually,it looks as commercial as his Gap collection.

[mackos]

Another boring resort. Wait. This is Haute Couture?!

[zamb]

not good , not good, a step backwards for Roland...........

[Dustcakeboy]

Apart from the hideous scarves I like it.

Although some pieces do seems rather generic, still, v. wearable and lots of black which is always good.

[SomethingElse]

"Couture for Dummies..."? Big business needs to let go of the designers and allow the creativity to flow freely!

[Miss Dalloway]

WOW this is not good at all: I hate the silhouettes and cuts.Its called Satellite collection!

I only like the last dress in post #2,but hardly anything innovative.

[Miss Dalloway]

Roland Mouret returns with RM

Roland Mouret's new line, RM, is modern yet inspiring and adds a whole new volume, writes Hilary Alexander

It has been nearly two years since Roland Mouret took to the catwalk; his label and signature collections lost from fashion in a bitter fashion divorce from his former business partner.
A glowing report: Roland Mouret 's new line RM is modern yet inspiring
But this morning, in Paris, this son of a butcher who went on to become the inventor of the ‘Galaxy Dress’, returned to the runway, with a new collection, RM, and a new backer, Simon Fuller, the music impresario behind the Spice Girls Fuller and Mouret’s parents took front row seats amongst the audience gathered on the top floor of the Museum of Architecture to watch the debut of Satellite by RM, 21 carefully-edited pieces in a chic, subdued palette of black, grey, navy, cream and white.
All of Mouret’s precise, form-fitting cuts and patterning were there, from the squared-off epaulette-shoulders to the neat, seamed waists to the geometric necklines and inserts.
But there was a a new volume, created by the introduction of skirts cut on the square, folded, table-cloth style to create a more fluid line from hip to knee and featuring pannier-like pockets at either side.
The shape was geometric, formed both by T-square lines and compass-curves.
It echoed, but was a move in a different direction from the Galaxy Dress – a red carpet staple in 2005 – which was worn by a host of celebrities, including Demi Moore, Cate Blanchett, Victoria Beckham, Scarlett Johanssen, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Miller and Nicole Kidman, among others.
The closest the collection came was in the ‘Moon’ dress, in dove-grey stretch cotton with the folded epaulette sleeve, twist-and-fold neckline and hip-pockets.
“I will never forget the Galaxy. I love it and the opportunities it gave me, but I wanted to create a new feminine shape,” Mouret said.
“But that was the past, this is something new. I am RM now. I don’t think I will ever use my name on a label again.”
Star pieces in the collection included a black ‘pinafore’ dress with wide-buttoned straps, a semi-sheer slightly blouson bodice and a slim stretch skirt; a black satin-back crepe full coat with Pierrot collar; a charcoal and white boucle dress with contrast, cream cotton ‘handkerchief hem’ skirt; a sleek navy suit of boxy, zipped jacket, rounded pannier-skirt and dove-grey georgette top with velvet piping; and an ecru silk organza and gazar dress, again with the triangular pannier pockets.
The 21-piece collecgion will be available, to order, from tomorrow (Thursday) on www.net-a-porter.com and will be on sale in key stores in London, including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Biowns of South Molton Street and Selfridges, from November.
But we will have a chance to see it, for real, when Victoria Beckham does her first American TV interview with Jay Leno next week.
After the show, Simon Fuller revealed that Victoria – a fan of Roland’s for many years – has already seen the Satellite collection, bought virtually every piece, and will wear one of the dresses for the interview.


Credit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/m...froland104.xml

[liberty33r1b]

i like it. for me it's like a whole new roland mouret, and def not worse than his previous collection. especially this dress is very much mouret:

[Miss Dalloway]

^^I agree i missed that dress,i quite like that one and the black one,but all other pieces,specially the jackets look poor made and inexpensive.

[ChrissyM]

where are the beautiful details, form-fitting shapes and innovative cuts??

is he doing an anne valerie hash type of thing? showing RTW during the couture schedule?

i expected far more from this..
seems like he's being too conservative here...