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09/13/2009 10:46 AM

Rag And Bone Tailors Personal Past

By: Samantha Liebman

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The British duo behind the label Rag and Bone looked to themselves as the inspiration for their Spring 2010 collection. NY1's Samantha Liebman filed the following report.

A culmination of what Rag and Bone is -- that's what the design team of David Neville and Marcus Wainwright say their Spring 2010 collection is all about.

"We're English guys, we live in New York City, we went to boarding school together in England to like this military school and we talk about about our core inspiration being a function of those things," said Rag and Bone designer David Neville.

Their vision could be seen in the simple, tailored jackets -- some inspired by that military school background -- of all shapes and sizes and textures. Cotton henelys were intermixed with dress shirts. The colors were surprisingly muted for spring, maybe reminiscent of the rainy weather the Brits are accustomed to with shades of blue, charcoals, browns and olives...occasionally some rust and yellow thrown in.

Rag And Bone Tailors Personal Past

Despite the subtle color palette, the design duo can do no wrong in the eyes of their loyal fans.

"They're great designers. They have a great point of view. It's like an English hip, young Ralph Lauren," said Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

"I just love what they do. I just think Marcus and David, in regards to men's and women's fashion, they've created so many things that are simple and classic and very wearable," said Actor Elijah Wood.

The simplicity and tailoring were consistent throughout the collection, but decidedly feminine for the women with pieces like loose-fitting shorts, jumpsuits, baggy long-johns and formfitting dresses -- a juxtaposition of soft and hard, with jackets layered on top of silk shirts.

Rag and Bone designer Marcus Wainwright says the women's and men's designs are meant to compliment each other.

"It's very much about putting a guy and a girl together on the runway. And we imagine the guy and the girl as a couple," Wainwright said.