I totally forgot about this! Robert Geller, former partner in cr... eh Cloak launched a womenswear line, I believe about a year ago. I saw it once at Butter in Brooklyn, and I was not impressed with the spring stuff, but liked the fall stuff a lot. I think Butter dropped it, because it was pretty expensive off the bat (unlike Cloak that managed to marry decent prices to excellent design). Has anyone heard anything? Agent_L, maybe?
To the delight of the moody set, Robert Geller—formerly half of
Cloak—has recently unveiled a new women's line, and we're pleased to
report it's just as shadowy as the esoteric men's label. For Harald
(named after his grandfather), the German-born Geller takes the rugged
and dusty downtown cool of Cloak, stitches in just enough soft
touches—i.e. scalloped trim, pleats, piping, ribbons, frill—and tops it
with large, embroidered Arabic scarves for extra oomph. "The look is
tough elegance," he says. "Imagine the frailty of a silk dress under a
shell of leather and wool. There are also a lot of details that make
the clothes special. Not too cute, but I like to add a bit of romance."
Together, the leather bombers (his signature), appliquéd T-shirts,
chunky cardigans, light-weight metallic tops and corduroy parkas recall
a stint at Marc Jacobs, where, in fact, Geller met Cloak's founding
designer, Alexander Plokhov. Somewhere in there is a joke about being
strong enough for a man, but made for a woman—we'll spare you.
http://www.haralddesign.com/
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