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'''Ralph Rucci''' (born 1957)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/chado-ralph-rucci/ |title= Designers: Chado Ralph Rucci |publisher= ] (FMD) |quote= Ralph Rucci was born in 1957 in Philadelphia |access-date= December 10, 2014}}</ref> is an American ] and artist.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2008/10/ralph_rucci?currentPage=1/|title=Ralph Rucci: In His Own Fashion |date=October 2008|work=]|access-date=14 December 2010 | first=Bridget| last=Foley}}</ref> He is known in particular for '''Chado Ralph Rucci''', a luxury clothing and accessories line.<ref name="nymag">{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/chadoralphrucci/|title=Chado Ralph Rucci|work=]|year=2010 |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref> Rucci's clothing designs have appeared in a number of major exhibitions, and he has won some significant fashion-industry awards. He is the subject of a recent documentary, and he and his clothing have received positive critical response in the fashion press.
The Couture Council of The Museum at ], 2006,
] Icon Award, 2009


== Life and career ==
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Visionary Award for Fashion, 2011
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⚫ Rucci was born and raised in ], and holds a degree in ] from ]. At the age of 21, he moved to New York to study at the ] and later trained under ] and a ] patternmaker. He had his first formal show at New York's Westbury Hotel in 1981,<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/celebrating-ralph-rucci-0207?click=main_sr|title=CELEBRATING 25 YEARS: RALPH RUCCI |date=February 2007|magazine=]|access-date=6 February 2011 | first=Kristina| last=O'Neill}}</ref> but launched Chado Ralph Rucci over a decade later, in 1994, and began showing at ] in 1999. In 2002, Rucci became the first American designer in more than 60 years to be invited to show in Paris by the French ] (the only other designer to be so honored was ]),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-12-lv-rucci12-story.html |title=American in Paris |date=12 July 2002|work= ]|access-date=6 February 2011| first=Michael Quintanilla| last=Achrene Sicakyuz}}</ref> and he showed his ] collections in Paris for the next five seasons. He has twice been nominated for the ]'s Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Rucci is also a painter, who has exhibited in art galleries throughout the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/style/06iht-frucci.html |title=Delicate collages from Ralph Rucci|date=7 June 2005|work= ]|access-date=14 December 2010| first=Suzy| last=Menkes}}</ref> His paintings, exhibited at the ] in San Francisco in December, 2012, were described by '']'' as "enigmatic works... bearing sweeping brushstrokes that are collaged, here and there, with scraps of silken fabrics."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2012/12/ralph-rucci-san-francisco-serge-sorokko-gallery-exhibition |title=Fashion Designer Ralph Rucci's San Francisco Art Exhibit |work=Architectural Digest |date=December 17, 2012 |first=Mitchell |last=Owens}}</ref>
⚫ '''Chado Ralph Rucci''' is a luxury clothing and accessories line designed by Ralph Rucci.<ref name="nymag">{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/chadoralphrucci/|title=Chado Ralph Rucci|work=]|date=2010 |accessdate=6 February 201}}</ref> The name ] comes from the Japanese tea ceremony noted for its attention to detail, exactitude, sense of austere style, and intensive expertise on the part of the practitioner.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.departures.com/articles/up-next-designer-ralph-rucci|title=Up Next, Designer Ralph Rucci|work=]|date= September 2002 |accessdate=6 February 201| first=Julia| last=Szabo}}</ref>


⚫ From the beginning of his career, Rucci was inspired by the style of such fashion icons as ] (for her "biomorphic nature") and ] (for "creating harmony out of disorder").<ref>'']'', U.S. 31 December 1985. Retrieved 7 February 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/vd-puppy-love/ |title=Puppy Love|date=15 June 2009|work= ]|access-date=6 February 2011| first=André Leon| last=Talley}}</ref> Rucci's influences also include the painters ], ], ] and ], sculptor ], Japanese symbolism, and the designer ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/articulations/2007/04/ralph-rucci-from-museum-to-runway-and-back-again/ |title=Ralph Rucci: From Museum to Runway and Back Again |date=13 April 2007|work= ]|access-date=6 February 2011| first=Stephanie| last=Murg}}</ref> Rucci's "individual mind" has been praised, as well as his "distinct point of view," as '']'' noted in a review on a 2007 Rucci exhibition at the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/fashion/18RUCCI.html?scp=2&sq=chado%20ralph%20rucci&st=cse |title=The Reckoning: Ralph Rucci at F.I.T. |work=The New York Times |date=January 18, 2007 |first=Cathy |last=Horyn}}</ref>


In 2007, fashion historian ] wrote ''The Art of Weightlessness'', an illustrated monograph published by the '']'' on the occasion of Rucci's exhibition at the ] Museum.<ref>{{cite news |isbn=978-0300122787 |title=Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessnesss |work=] |last1=Steele |first1=Valerie |last2=Mears |first2=Patricia |last3=Sauro |first3=Clare |date=January 2007 }}</ref> In 2008, the documentary ''Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House'', narrated by ], premiered on the '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500325019 |title=Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House |year=2008|work= ]|access-date=16 February 2011| first=David| last=Boatman}}</ref> In 2011, Rucci was inducted into the ] Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/design-times-oleg-cassini-ralph-rucci-added-fashion-walk-fame-article-1.113676 |title=Design of the times: Oleg Cassini, Ralph Rucci added to Fashion Walk of Fame|date=20 April 2011|work= ]|access-date=12 January 2013| first=Gina| last=Salamone}}</ref> In December 2011, Bauer and Dean published ''Autobiography of a Fashion Designer: Ralph Rucci'', with photographs by Baldomero Fernandez. In 2012, Rucci received an ] Lifetime Achievement Award from the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/rucci-to-be-honored-5848298 |title=Ralph Rucci to Be Honored|date=9 April 2012|work= ]|access-date=12 January 2013| first=Rosemary| last=Feitelberg}}</ref>
==Ralph Rucci==
⚫ Ralph Rucci is an American fashion designer and artist.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2008/10/ralph_rucci?currentPage=1/|title=Ralph Rucci: In His Own Fashion |date=October 2008|work=]| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010 | first=Bridget| last=Foley}}</ref> He was born and raised in ], and holds a degree in ] from ]. At the age of 21, Rucci moved to New York to study at the ] and later trained under ] and a ] patternmaker. He had his first formal show at New York's Westbury Hotel in 1981,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/celebrating-ralph-rucci-0207?click=main_sr|title=CELEBRATING 25 YEARS: RALPH RUCCI |date=February 2007|work=]| lang =en |accessdate=6 February 2011 | first=Kristina| last=O'Neill}}</ref> but launched Chado Ralph Rucci over a decade later, in 1994, and began showing at ] in 1999. In 2002, Rucci became the first American designer in more than 60 years to be invited to show in Paris by the French ] (the only other designer to be so honored was ]),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jul/12/news/lv-rucci12 |title=American in Paris |date=12 July 2002|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=6 February 2011| first=Michael Quintanilla| last=Achrene Sicakyuz}}</ref> and he showed his ] collections in Paris for the next three seasons. He has twice been nominated for the ]'s Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Rucci is also a painter, who has exhibited in art galleries throughout the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/style/06iht-frucci.html |title=Delicate collages from Ralph Rucci|date=7 June 2005|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010| first=Suzy| last=Menkes}}</ref>


⚫ == Chado Ralph Rucci ==
==The Line==
⚫ Chado Ralph Rucci garments are known for the precision of their construction, their sculptural look, and the innovative use of fabrics and materials such as exotic skins, double-faced cashmere, feathers, ] and ]. His use of intricate embroideries, as well as his craftsmanship recall the work of the 20th century master-]s. Fashion critics often note that Rucci belongs to the ranks of such designers as ], Madame ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/fashion/18RUCCI.html?scp=2&sq=chado%20ralph%20rucci&st=cse |title=The Reckoning: Ralph Rucci at F.I.T. |work=The New York Times |date=January 18, 2007 |first=Cathy |last=Horyn}}</ref> According to ] of '']'', "Rucci's clothes are aspirational in every sense of the word. They ooze luxury from 100 paces, yet they are not ostentatious. They look expensive because every seam is perfect, every button exactly placed, every skirt has just the right lift. No dress of his would dare wrinkle."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091800119.html |title=The Right Way On the Runway: Backward|date=20 September 2009|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=6 February 2011| first=Robin| last=Givhan}}</ref>


⚫ Rucci launched the Chado Ralph Rucci line in 1994, "]" coming from the Japanese tea ceremony noted for its attention to detail, exactitude, sense of austere style, and expertise on the part of the practitioner.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.departures.com/articles/up-next-designer-ralph-rucci|title=Up Next, Designer Ralph Rucci|work=]|date= September 2002 |access-date=6 February 2011| first=Julia| last=Szabo}}</ref>
⚫ From the beginning of his career, Rucci was inspired by the style of such fashion icons as ] (for her "biomorphic nature") and ] (for "creating harmony out of disorder").<ref> '']'', U.S. 31 December 1985. Retrieved 7 February 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/vd-puppy-love/ |title=Puppy Love|date=15 June 2009|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=6 February 2011| first=André Leon| last=Talley}}</ref> Rucci's influences also include the painters ], ], ] and ], sculptor ], Japanese symbolism, and the designer ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/articulations/2007/04/ralph-rucci-from-museum-to-runway-and-back-again/ |title=Ralph Rucci: From Museum to Runway and Back Again |date=13 April 2007|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=6 February 2011| first=Stephanie| last=Murg}}</ref> According to ] of '']'', "Mr. Rucci’s clothes have a devotion to elegance that can feel as pitiless as a sermon on a hot summer day." "Could Ralph Rucci be a rock star designer?" – Horyn asks ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/fashion/13REVIEW.html|title=Ralph Rucci Adds Some Strut|work=The New York Times |date=February 12, 2010 |accessdate=14 December 2010 |first=Cathy |last=Horyn}}</ref>
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⚫ According to ] of '']'', "Mr. Rucci’s clothes have a devotion to elegance that can feel as pitiless as a sermon on a hot summer day,"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/fashion/13REVIEW.html|title=Ralph Rucci Adds Some Strut|work=The New York Times |date=February 12, 2010 |access-date=14 December 2010 |first=Cathy |last=Horyn}}</ref> while ] of '']'' wrote that "Rucci's clothes are aspirational in every sense of the word. They ooze luxury from 100 paces, yet they are not ostentatious. They look expensive because every seam is perfect, every button exactly placed, every skirt has just the right lift. No dress of his would dare wrinkle."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091800119.html |title=The Right Way On the Runway: Backward|date=20 September 2009|newspaper= ]|access-date=6 February 2011| first=Robin| last=Givhan}}</ref>


"Long heralded as one of America's finest designers" who has been creating collections "that ranged from sublime to, well...more sublime,"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/show.aspx/catwalk-report/id,8924|title=Show Report|date=11 February 2010|work=Vogue.co.uk|accessdate=6 February 2011| first=Lauren| last=David Peden}}</ref> Rucci's gowns are included in the permanent collections of the ] in London, the Costume Institute of the ] in New York, ] in San Francisco, ], ] in Phoenix, and ], among others. In 2007, fashion historian ] authored ''The Art of Weightlessness'', a lavishly illustrated monograph published by the '']'' on the occasion of Rucci's exhibition at the ] Museum.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300122780/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0DCYBCQVRJ2HBMH13D6F&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846 |title=Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessnesss |work=] |accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> In 2008, the documentary ''Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House'', narrated by ], premiered on the '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500325019 |title=Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House |date=2008|work= ]| lang =en |accessdate=16 February 2011| first=David| last=Boatman}}</ref> Rucci's gowns are included in the permanent collections of the ] in London, the Costume Institute of the ] in New York, ] in San Francisco, the ], the ], the ], and the ] in ], among others.


⚫ == Museum exhibitions ==
Chado Ralph Rucci garments are still being entirely manufactured in the United States, unlike most other American fashion brands, and Rucci himself remains the fashion house's sole designer. The line is sold at ], ], and ] in the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. Rucci also creates ] for ] Patterns.
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Among many notable personalities and celebrities who have worn Rucci's designs are Deeda Blair, ], ], ], ], ] ], ], ], ], ] and ], to name a few.<ref name="nymag"/><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/101112-best-dressed-of-the-week--121120.aspx|title=Best Dressed Of The Week - 12/11/2010|date=12 November 2010 |publisher='']'' |accessdate=26 March 2011| first=Julia| last=Neel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.dailyfrontrow.com/the-fix/article/24655|title=West Side on Fifth|date=1 May 2009 |publisher='']'' |accessdate=26 March 2011| first=Valentine| last=Uhovski}}</ref><ref>{{cite news http://www.style.com/peopleparties/celebritysearch/person451/slideshow?iphoto=0 |title=André Leon Talley |date=|publisher='']'' |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/missbigelow/detail?entry_id=72112|title=Zandra Rhodes: Pretty in Pink @ SF Opera Opening-Night|work=] |date=12 September 2010|accessdate=26 March 2011 |first=Catherine |last=Bigelow}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-gaskins/ultrasuede-in-search-of-h_b_560452.html|title=Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston Part II|work=] |date=2 May 2010|accessdate=26 March 2011 |first=Eric |last=Gaskins}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://fashionrules.com/tag/laura-dern/ |title=BEST LABEL DROPPING AT THE SAG AWARDS |date=26 January 2009|publisher=''Fashionrules.com''|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref>


⚫ *2003: Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Costume Institute of the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Goddess/goddess_more.htm|title=Special Exhibitions: Goddess|date=1 May 2003|work=] official website |access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>
⚫ ==Museum Exhibitions==
*2004: Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Mode Museum in Antwerp, Belgium<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.momu.be/en/exhibitions/past/2004/?referer=tcm:7-15857-64|title=Goddess|date=8 May 2004|work=Mode Museum official website |access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>
* In 1985, Rucci's designs were part of “The Little Black Dress of the 21st Century” exhibition at the ] in London, U.K.
* In 2003, Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Costume Institute of the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Goddess/goddess_more.htm|title=Special Exhibitions: Goddess|date=1 May 2003|work=] official website |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> *2005: Rucci's designs were included in “Cut and Construction: The Foundations of Fashion” exhibition at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wwd.com/eyescoop/eye/scene-chow-down-edifying-edie-totally-eighties-585133?full=true|title=Scene: Chow Down ... Edifying Edie ... Totally Eighties ... |date=5 February 2005|work=]|access-date=27 March 2011 | first=Marshall | last=Hayman}}</ref>
⚫ *2005: Chado Ralph Rucci was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Costume Institute of the ] Museum in Kent, Ohio.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723000836/http://einside.kent.edu/default.aspx?type=art&id=4290 |date=2011-07-23 }} at ''Kent.edu''</ref>
⚫ * In 2004, Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Mode Museum in Antwerp, Belgium<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.momu.be/en/exhibitions/past/2004/?referer=tcm:7-15857-64|title=Goddess|date=8 May 2004|work=Mode Museum official website |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref>
* In 2005, Rucci's designs were included in “Cut and Construction: The Foundations of Fashion” exhibition at the ] in New York, N.Y. <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wwd.com/eyescoop/eye/scene-chow-down-edifying-edie-totally-eighties-585133?full=true|title=Scene: Chow Down ... Edifying Edie ... Totally Eighties ... |date=5 February 2005|work=]|accessdate=27 March 2011 | first=Marshall | last=Hayman}}</ref> *2005: a Chado Ralph Rucci garment was included in the "She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion" exhibition at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=collection&collection=27&collectionname=She's%20Like%20a%20Rainbow%3A%20Colors%20in%20Fashion%20Exhibition&currentrecord=1&moduleid=1|title=Objects: She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion Exhibition|work=]. Official website|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>
*2006: Rucci's designs were exhibited at a group show entitled "Breaking the Mode" at the ], in Los Angeles, California.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204230814/http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibMode.aspx |date=2010-12-04 }} at ].</ref>
⚫ * In 2005, Chado Ralph Rucci was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Costume Institute of the ] Museum in Kent, Ohio.<ref> at ''Kent.edu''</ref>
* In 2005, a Chado Ralph Rucci garment was included in the “She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion” exhibition at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=collection&collection=27&collectionname=She's%20Like%20a%20Rainbow%3A%20Colors%20in%20Fashion%20Exhibition&currentrecord=1&moduleid=1|title=Objects: She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion Exhibition|date=|work=]. Official website|accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> *2006: a Rucci gown was included in the "Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy" exhibition at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fitsuny.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=PastGlobal:Museum:Exhibitions:ExhibitionPressReleases:PastPressReleases&content=2005_01_12_Glamour|title=Glamour: Fashion to Die For at the Museum at FIT|date=12 January 2005|work=]. Official website|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>
* In 2006, Rucci's designs were exhibited at a group show entitled "Breaking the Mode" at the ], in Los Angeles, California.<ref> at ].</ref> *2006: Rucci's designs were included in the "Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture" exhibition at the ] in Los Angeles, California<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090022/http://www.moca.org/media/gal_guides/sb_galleryguide.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }} at ].</ref>
* In 2006, a Ralph Rucci gown was included in the “Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy” exhibition at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fitsuny.edu/aspx/Content.aspx menu=PastGlobal:Museum:Exhibitions:ExhibitionPressReleases:PastPressReleases&content=2005_01_12_Glamour|title=GLAMOUR: FASHION TO DIE FOR AT THE MUSEUM AT FIT|date=12 January 2005|work=]. Official website|accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> *2007: a solo installation entitled "Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness" was mounted at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/style/09iht-rrucci.4539024.html|title=Ralph Rucci, the weightless designer - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune |date=9 February 2007|work=]|access-date=14 December 2010 | first=Suzy| last=Menkes}}</ref>
⚫ *2008: a retrospective solo exhibition opened at the ] in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref> at Phoenix Art Museum.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-04-03/culture/chado-ralph-rucci-an-exhibition-of-haute-fashion-at-phoenix-art-museum/ |title="Chado Ralph Rucci": an exhibition of haute fashion at Phoenix Art Museum |date=April 2008|work=Phoenix New Times|access-date=19 November 2010 | first=Lilia| last=Menconi}}</ref>
* In 2006 Ralph Rucci's designs were included in the “Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture” exhibition at the ] in Los Angeles, California<ref> at ].</ref>
* In 2007, a large scale ] installation entitled "Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness" was mounted at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/style/09iht-rrucci.4539024.html|title=Ralph Rucci, the weightless designer - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune |date=9 February 2007|work=]| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010 | first=Suzy| last=Menkes}}</ref> *2008: Rucci's gowns went on exhibit entitled "A Passion for Perfection: ], ], Ralph Rucci" at the ] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/274.html|title=A Passion for Perfection: James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, Ralph Rucci|date=15 September 2007|work=] Official website}}</ref>
⚫ *2009: Rucci's designs were included in the group show "American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion" at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.fitnyc.edu/5520.asp|title=American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion|date=12 August 2009|work=] Museum official website}}</ref>
⚫ * In 2008, "Chado Ralph Rucci" – a retrospective ] opened at the ] in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref> at Phoenix Art Museum.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-04-03/culture/chado-ralph-rucci-an-exhibition-of-haute-fashion-at-phoenix-art-museum/ |title="Chado Ralph Rucci": an exhibition of haute fashion at Phoenix Art Museum |date=April 2008|work=Phoenix New Times| lang =en |accessdate=19 November 2010 | first=Lilia| last=Menconi}}</ref>
* In 2008, Rucci's gowns went on exhibit entitled "A Passion for Perfection: ], ], Ralph Rucci" at the ] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/274.html|title=A Passion for Perfection: James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, Ralph Rucci|date=15 September 2007|work=] Official website}}</ref> *2010: a collection of Rucci's ] gowns went on exhibit entitled "Extending the Runway: ] Style", at the Moscow Fashion Museum in ], ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/valerie-in-moscow/|title=Valerie Steele in Moscow|date=14 May 2010|work=Valeriesteelefashion.com |access-date=6 February 2011 | first=Valerie| last=Steele}}</ref>
⚫ *2010: a ] gown, designed by Rucci when he worked for the House of Halston in the late 1970s, was attributed to Ralph Rucci and included in the "American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection" exhibition at the ] in Brooklyn, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/american_high_style/|title=Exhibitions: American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection|date=7 May 2010|work=] official website |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref>
* In 2009, a Chado Ralph Rucci haute couture garment was included in "Design USA: Contemporary Innovation" exhibition at ] in New York, N.Y.
*2012: Rucci's designs went on exhibit at the ] in Savannah, Georgia.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919193201/http://www.scad.edu/news/2012/ralph-rucci-fashion-show.cfm |date=2012-09-19 }} at ].</ref>
⚫ * In 2009, Rucci's designs were included in the group show "American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion" at the Museum at the ] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.fitnyc.edu/5520.asp|title=American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion|date=12 August 2009|work=] Museum official website}}</ref>
⚫ * In 2010, a ] gown, designed by Rucci when he worked for the House of Halston in the late 1970s, was attributed to Ralph Rucci and included in the "American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection" exhibition at the ] in Brooklyn, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/american_high_style/|title=Exhibitions: American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection|date=7 May 2010|work=] official website |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>


==Awards== == Awards and honors ==
* In 2006, Ralph Rucci received the Artistry of Fashion Award from The Couture Council of The Museum at ] <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Chado_Ralph_Rucci::sub::Awards_And_Recognition |title=Chado Ralph Rucci: Awards And Recognition|date=2008|work= Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> *'''2005:''' The Star Award from the ] of New York<ref>{{cite news |url=https://rrucci.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ralph_rucci_biography.pdf |title=Ralph Rucci Official Bio|work=rrucci.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
* In 2008, Rucci received the Fashion Design Award of the National Design Awards Program of the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nationaldesignawards.org/2008/honoree/ralph-rucci Ralph Rucci |title=National Design Awards |date=2008|work= Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> *'''2006:''' The Artistry of Fashion Award from The Couture Council of The Museum at ]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Chado_Ralph_Rucci::sub::Awards_And_Recognition |title=Chado Ralph Rucci: Awards And Recognition|year=2008|work= Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website|access-date=14 December 2010}}</ref>
*'''2008:''' The Fashion Design Award of the National Design Awards Program of the ]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nationaldesignawards.org/2008/honoree/ralph-rucci |title=National Design Awards: Ralph Rucci |year=2008|work= Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website|access-date=14 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930135142/http://www.nationaldesignawards.org/2008/honoree/ralph-rucci|archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>
* In 2008, Rucci received a ] degree ] from the ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb843814.htm |title=Academy of Art University Fashion School Announces 2008 Honorary Doctorate Recipients |date=13 April 2008|work= PRweb.com| lang =en |accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> *'''2008:''' A ] degree ] from the ]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb843814.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503050447/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb843814.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |title=Academy of Art University Fashion School Announces 2008 Honorary Doctorate Recipients |date=13 April 2008|work= PRweb.com|access-date=14 December 2010}}</ref>
* In 2009, Rucci received the ] Icon Award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/awards_competitions/ralph_rucci_to_receive_pratt_fashion_icon_award_106383.asp |title=Ralph Rucci to Receive Pratt Fashion Icon Award |date=14 May 2009| work= Mediabistro.com| lang =en |accessdate=4 February 2011| first=Stephanie|last=Murg}}</ref> *'''2009:''' The ] Icon Award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/awards_competitions/ralph_rucci_to_receive_pratt_fashion_icon_award_106383.asp |title=Ralph Rucci to Receive Pratt Fashion Icon Award |date=14 May 2009| work= Mediabistro.com|access-date=4 February 2011| first=Stephanie|last=Murg}}</ref>
* In 2011, Rucci received the first Visionary Award for Fashion from the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kimmelcenter.org/news/index.php?id=242|title=PIFA Celebrates Haute Couture with Fashion Show|date=24 February 2011|work=] official website |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> *'''2011:''' The first Visionary Award for Fashion from the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kimmelcenter.org/news/index.php?id=242|title=PIFA Celebrates Haute Couture with Fashion Show|date=24 February 2011|work=] official website |access-date=26 March 2011}}</ref>
*'''2011:''' Inducted into the ] International Walk of Fame<ref>{{cite news |url=https://rrucci.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ralph_rucci_biography.pdf |title=Ralph Rucci Official Bio|work=rrucci.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
*'''2012:''' The ] Lifetime Achievement Award from ]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://rrucci.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ralph_rucci_biography.pdf |title=Ralph Rucci Official Bio|work=rrucci.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
*'''2015:''' Honorary Doctoral Degree from ] College of Art and Design<ref>{{cite news |url=https://rrucci.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ralph_rucci_biography.pdf |title=Ralph Rucci Official Bio|work=rrucci.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>


==Bibliography== == References ==
'''Notes'''
⚫ * Bissonnette, Anne. ''Chado Ralph Rucci''. Exhibition catalogue. Kent, Ohio. Kent State University Museum. 2005
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⚫ * ]. Mears, Patricia. Sauro, Clare.''Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness''. New York: ], February 28, 2007. ISBN 978-0300122787
⚫ * Rucci, Ralph. ''Ralph Rucci with Ike Ude: Dialogues with Design Legends''. New York: 92nd Street Y, 2009.


'''Bibliography'''
==References==
⚫ * Bissonnette, Anne. ''Chado Ralph Rucci''. Exhibition catalogue. Kent, Ohio. Kent State University Museum, 2005
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⚫ * Rucci, Ralph. ''Ralph Rucci with ]: Dialogues with Design Legends''. New York: 92nd Street Y, 2009
* Rucci, Ralph and Fernandez, Baldomero. ''Autobiography of a Fashion Designer: Ralph Rucci''. New York: Bauer and Dean, 2011 {{ISBN|978-0-9838632-9-8}}
* Sewell, Dennita. ''Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style''. Moscow: Russian Fashion Museum, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-615-34760-8}}
⚫ * ]; Mears, Patricia and Sauro, Clare. ''Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness''. New York: ], 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-300-12278-7}}


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American fashion designer and artist
Ralph Rucci
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationTemple University, Fashion Institute of Technology
LabelRR331
AwardsCooper-Hewitt National Design Award, 2008,
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT, 2006
Pratt Institute Icon Award, 2009
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Visionary Award for Fashion, 2011
SCAD André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
Honorary Doctoral Degree from Drexel University College of Art and Design, 2015

Ralph Rucci (born 1957) is an American fashion designer and artist. He is known in particular for Chado Ralph Rucci, a luxury clothing and accessories line. Rucci's clothing designs have appeared in a number of major exhibitions, and he has won some significant fashion-industry awards. He is the subject of a recent documentary, and he and his clothing have received positive critical response in the fashion press.

Life and career

Ralph Rucci "Stingray Swan" evening gown, Spring-Summer 2001 (PMA)

Rucci was born and raised in Philadelphia, and holds a degree in philosophy from Temple University. At the age of 21, he moved to New York to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and later trained under Halston and a Balenciaga patternmaker. He had his first formal show at New York's Westbury Hotel in 1981, but launched Chado Ralph Rucci over a decade later, in 1994, and began showing at New York Fashion Week in 1999. In 2002, Rucci became the first American designer in more than 60 years to be invited to show in Paris by the French Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (the only other designer to be so honored was Mainbocher), and he showed his haute couture collections in Paris for the next five seasons. He has twice been nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Rucci is also a painter, who has exhibited in art galleries throughout the U.S. His paintings, exhibited at the Serge Sorokko Gallery in San Francisco in December, 2012, were described by Architectural Digest as "enigmatic works... bearing sweeping brushstrokes that are collaged, here and there, with scraps of silken fabrics."

From the beginning of his career, Rucci was inspired by the style of such fashion icons as Elsa Peretti (for her "biomorphic nature") and Pauline de Rothschild (for "creating harmony out of disorder"). Rucci's influences also include the painters Cy Twombly, Franz Kline, Antoni Tàpies and Francis Bacon, sculptor Louise Nevelson, Japanese symbolism, and the designer James Galanos. Rucci's "individual mind" has been praised, as well as his "distinct point of view," as The New York Times noted in a review on a 2007 Rucci exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

In 2007, fashion historian Valerie Steele wrote The Art of Weightlessness, an illustrated monograph published by the Yale University Press on the occasion of Rucci's exhibition at the FIT Museum. In 2008, the documentary Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House, narrated by Martha Stewart, premiered on the Sundance Channel. In 2011, Rucci was inducted into the Fashion Group International Walk of Fame. In December 2011, Bauer and Dean published Autobiography of a Fashion Designer: Ralph Rucci, with photographs by Baldomero Fernandez. In 2012, Rucci received an André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Chado Ralph Rucci

Rucci launched the Chado Ralph Rucci line in 1994, "chado" coming from the Japanese tea ceremony noted for its attention to detail, exactitude, sense of austere style, and expertise on the part of the practitioner.

According to Cathy Horyn of The New York Times, "Mr. Rucci’s clothes have a devotion to elegance that can feel as pitiless as a sermon on a hot summer day," while Robin Givhan of The Washington Post wrote that "Rucci's clothes are aspirational in every sense of the word. They ooze luxury from 100 paces, yet they are not ostentatious. They look expensive because every seam is perfect, every button exactly placed, every skirt has just the right lift. No dress of his would dare wrinkle."

Rucci's gowns are included in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Texas Fashion Collection in Denton, Texas, among others.

Museum exhibitions

  • 2003: Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, N.Y.
  • 2004: Rucci's gown was included in "Goddess" exhibition at the Mode Museum in Antwerp, Belgium
  • 2005: Rucci's designs were included in “Cut and Construction: The Foundations of Fashion” exhibition at the Pratt Institute in New York, N.Y.
  • 2005: Chado Ralph Rucci was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Kent State University Museum in Kent, Ohio.
  • 2005: a Chado Ralph Rucci garment was included in the "She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion" exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, N.Y.
  • 2006: Rucci's designs were exhibited at a group show entitled "Breaking the Mode" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in Los Angeles, California.
  • 2006: a Rucci gown was included in the "Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy" exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, N.Y.
  • 2006: Rucci's designs were included in the "Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture" exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California
  • 2007: a solo installation entitled "Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness" was mounted at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, N.Y.
  • 2008: a retrospective solo exhibition opened at the Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • 2008: Rucci's gowns went on exhibit entitled "A Passion for Perfection: James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, Ralph Rucci" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • 2009: Rucci's designs were included in the group show "American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion" at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, N.Y.
  • 2010: a collection of Rucci's haute couture gowns went on exhibit entitled "Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style", at the Moscow Fashion Museum in Moscow, Russia.
  • 2010: a Halston gown, designed by Rucci when he worked for the House of Halston in the late 1970s, was attributed to Ralph Rucci and included in the "American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • 2012: Rucci's designs went on exhibit at the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum in Savannah, Georgia.

Awards and honors

References

Notes

  1. "Designers: Chado Ralph Rucci". Fashion Model Directory (FMD). Retrieved December 10, 2014. Ralph Rucci was born in 1957 in Philadelphia
  2. Foley, Bridget (October 2008). "Ralph Rucci: In His Own Fashion". W. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. "Chado Ralph Rucci". New York Magazine. 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. "Woman's "Stingray Swan" Evening Dress". philamuseum.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. O'Neill, Kristina (February 2007). "CELEBRATING 25 YEARS: RALPH RUCCI". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. Achrene Sicakyuz, Michael Quintanilla (12 July 2002). "American in Paris". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  7. Menkes, Suzy (7 June 2005). "Delicate collages from Ralph Rucci". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  8. Owens, Mitchell (December 17, 2012). "Fashion Designer Ralph Rucci's San Francisco Art Exhibit". Architectural Digest.
  9. Women's Wear Daily, U.S. 31 December 1985. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  10. Talley, André Leon (15 June 2009). "Puppy Love". Vogue. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  11. Murg, Stephanie (13 April 2007). "Ralph Rucci: From Museum to Runway and Back Again". Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  12. Horyn, Cathy (January 18, 2007). "The Reckoning: Ralph Rucci at F.I.T." The New York Times.
  13. Steele, Valerie; Mears, Patricia; Sauro, Clare (January 2007). "Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessnesss". Amazon.com. ISBN 978-0300122787.
  14. Boatman, David (2008). "Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House". Sundance Channel. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  15. Salamone, Gina (20 April 2011). "Design of the times: Oleg Cassini, Ralph Rucci added to Fashion Walk of Fame". New York Daily News. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  16. Feitelberg, Rosemary (9 April 2012). "Ralph Rucci to Be Honored". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  17. Szabo, Julia (September 2002). "Up Next, Designer Ralph Rucci". Departures Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  18. Horyn, Cathy (February 12, 2010). "Ralph Rucci Adds Some Strut". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  19. Givhan, Robin (20 September 2009). "The Right Way On the Runway: Backward". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  20. "Special Exhibitions: Goddess". Metropolitan Museum of Art official website. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  21. "Goddess". Mode Museum official website. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  22. Hayman, Marshall (5 February 2005). "Scene: Chow Down ... Edifying Edie ... Totally Eighties ..." Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  23. Ralph Rucci Collection Takes the Stage at Kent State University Museum Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at Kent.edu
  24. "Objects: She's Like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion Exhibition". Fashion Institute of Technology. Official website. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  25. Breaking the Mode: Contemporary Fashion from the Permanent Collection Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
  26. "Glamour: Fashion to Die For at the Museum at FIT". Fashion Institute of Technology. Official website. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  27. Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
  28. Menkes, Suzy (9 February 2007). "Ralph Rucci, the weightless designer - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  29. Chado Ralph Rucci at Phoenix Art Museum.
  30. Menconi, Lilia (April 2008). ""Chado Ralph Rucci": an exhibition of haute fashion at Phoenix Art Museum". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  31. "A Passion for Perfection: James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, Ralph Rucci". Philadelphia Museum of Art Official website. 15 September 2007.
  32. "American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion". Fashion Institute of Technology Museum official website. 12 August 2009.
  33. Steele, Valerie (14 May 2010). "Valerie Steele in Moscow". Valeriesteelefashion.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  34. "Exhibitions: American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection". Brooklyn Museum official website. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  35. Ralph Rucci to be honored at annual SCAD fashion show with Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine at Savannah College of Art and Design Museum.
  36. "Ralph Rucci Official Bio" (PDF). rrucci.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  37. "Chado Ralph Rucci: Awards And Recognition". Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website. 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  38. "National Design Awards: Ralph Rucci". Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Official Website. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  39. "Academy of Art University Fashion School Announces 2008 Honorary Doctorate Recipients". PRweb.com. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  40. Murg, Stephanie (14 May 2009). "Ralph Rucci to Receive Pratt Fashion Icon Award". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  41. "PIFA Celebrates Haute Couture with Fashion Show". Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts official website. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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Bibliography

  • Bissonnette, Anne. Chado Ralph Rucci. Exhibition catalogue. Kent, Ohio. Kent State University Museum, 2005
  • Rucci, Ralph. Ralph Rucci with Iké Udé: Dialogues with Design Legends. New York: 92nd Street Y, 2009
  • Rucci, Ralph and Fernandez, Baldomero. Autobiography of a Fashion Designer: Ralph Rucci. New York: Bauer and Dean, 2011 ISBN 978-0-9838632-9-8
  • Sewell, Dennita. Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style. Moscow: Russian Fashion Museum, 2010. ISBN 978-0-615-34760-8
  • Steele, Valerie; Mears, Patricia and Sauro, Clare. Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness. New York: Yale University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-12278-7

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