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September 6, 2008 9:13 am
Remember Units? Depending on where you were living in the late eighties, you may have encountered the Units concept via the brand names Multiples or Singles. Still not ringing a bell? Here’s Woody Hochswender, writing in The New York Times on October 18, 1988: “In times of escalating clothing costs and fashion ennui, ‘modular dressing’ is catching on across the nation.” Tubular, mix-and-match, one-size-fits-all knits: That was Units. And it was BIG. For Spring 2009, Starr McCaleb and Laura Cramer are reviving the concept, minus the tubular-ness and the mallrat knits. Their new line, Apiece Apart, features 15 sophisticated, mix-and-match styles—blouses, jackets, dresses, trousers, skirts, shorts, and even a jumpsuit—meant to be worn interchangeably. “We wanted to create a uniform for creative women,” explains McCaleb, who spent her first few years in New York working with Yvonne Force Villareal. “A few choice silhouettes, unfussy fabrics like sandwashed silk, colors that all work together. Apiece Apart is really meant as the antidote to those moments when you look at all the clothes hanging in your closet and sigh. We want to make life easy.” Easy does it when it comes to Apiece Apart’s debut presentation, as well: This afternoon’s tea party in Brooklyn has been planned as a respite event for harried editors. “No stress,” says McCaleb. “That’s our vibe.”
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