Rucci, Ralph (1957-)
Dates
- Existence: 1957-
Biography
Born in 1957, Ralph Rucci is an American fashion designer. He graduated from FIT and began an apprenticeship with Halston. In 1981, he left to start his own brand. A small but dedicated clientele began to form but the late-1980s economic crisis pushed Rucci to near-bankrupcy. Through hard work, he kept afloat and, in 1994, rebranded his line as Chado Ralph Rucci, an allusion to the chado Japanese tea ceremony. Rucci made history in 2002, becoming the only American in history to be invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Francaise to show a Couture collection in Paris as part of the official calendar. Since then, Rucci has been honored with many major fashion awards, including The Star Award from the Fashion Group International of New York (2005), The Couture Council of the Museum at FIT (2006), and the The SCAD Andre’ Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award (2012).
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Symposium records, 2018
Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2018 Symposium "Behind the Designer" on Saturday, May 12, 2018. The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Jennifer Pronesti "Basket, Bones and Biomorphism: Beneath the Surface of Ralph Rucci's Process" ; Bethany Gingrich "The Temple of the Muses: Max Meyer and the New York Museum" ; Darnell Lisby "Azzedine Alaïa and Naomi Campbell: Like Father and Daughter" .
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