Exemplary Danish Fashion
Launched back in 2001, the Danish fashion brand Eksempel have quickly become one of lifeiscarbon®'s Scandinavian fashion favorites. Radiating an understated elegance permeated by an air of contemporary aesthetic thought, Pernille Winther (designer and founder of Eksempel) creates sophisticated yet highly wearable designs with her extraordinary working of pattern and cut, combined with her poetic sense of fabric and silhouette.
Eksempel presented its first solo runway show during last month’s Copenhagen Fashion Week. Opening quietly with light silk tunic dresses predominately in black but building to a riotous close featuring harmonious multi-colored graphic silhouettes, successfully contrasting plaster white, ochre yellow, mid-tone grey and vibrant purple. In between, Winther proposed a modern and poetic way of visualizing the female form, demonstrating that she is a designer more interested in loose fits and casual styling than tight, sleek body conscious dressing.
Tunic inspired silhouettes may not be particularly new but Eksempel’s AW08 collection somehow feels very current, with a timeless and highly wearable quality to it. "The foundation for each new collection is the previous collection," Winther explained. "My designs are not meant to be seasonal, but classic statements to be used across seasons". Take a look below at some of our favorites from Eksempel’s AW08 collection:
Pernille Winther graduated from the Danish School of Design (Danmarks Designskole) in 2000 and worked with several well-known designers both in Denmark and overseas prior to creating her own brand.
Eksempel is currently represented in showrooms in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles and available from selected retailers in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands and Sweden.
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