The word Isoude is meant to represent the complexity of the female spirit; a woman’s intelligence, wit, strength and sensuality.  Isoude is for the modern woman looking for something fresh and chic, well appointed and soundly constructed.  The collection is meant to serve as the bones to a woman’s wardrobe.    

The Isoude label, created by Kate Brierley, enjoys a devout private clientele and has developed a cult like following.  Isoude is socially and environmentally responsible, and all pieces are made in the USA.  

In 2010 the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation selected Isoude as a semi-finalist. In 2009, Isoude pieces were twice inducted into the permanent collection at the Museum at FIT. Kate’s work is described by the curatorial staff as “a return to fine craft and artistry in a world of mass production.” The Isoude boutique in Newport, RI is called “incredibly chic” by Vogue.com’s THE SCENE.

“It is the female form to which I return again and again.  I value purity in design, chic simplicity, the chic uniform.  I seek to elevate a woman’s style, versus the imposition of fashion onto a woman.  There is a harmony between garment and wearer that I seek. I am very much interested in dressing the modern woman for her life’s needs.”

Educated at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Haute Couture House of Chado Ralph Rucci, Kate spends her time between New York City and her farmhouse in Jamestown, RI.