Rubin & Chapelle

Rubin & Chapelle
Founded 1997
Headquarters New York, NY
Website www.rubinchapelle.com

Rubin & Chapelle is a New York-based fashion company founded by designers Kip Chapelle and Sonja Rubin.[1][2]

History

Rubin & Chapelle apparel is produced in the United States, in New York and Los Angeles. From 2000 until 2008, production was done in Italy.[3] Prior to the company’s founding, Sonja Rubin worked for Vivienne Westwood and Perry Ellis while Kip Chapelle worked for Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein.[4][5] The designers have also designed and produced apparel for Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York.[6] They are known for bias cut technique, suits, dresses, and knitwear.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

The designers were among the first to establish a retail presence in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, opening their first store there in 2002.[15][16] The second store was opened in Malibu, California in 2011.[17] Both stores were designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf.[18] The line has a number of celebrity clients,[19][20][21][22][23] and retailers have included: Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barneys Japan, Fred Segal, and Joyce Boutique.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Rubin & Chapelle received the Rising Star Award in 2000 from Fashion Group International.[31] In 2003 they received the Fashion Award of the City of Vienna in (2003).[32] They received a Senatorial Citation from Ohio Senator Tom Roberts in 2002.[33][34] Select Rubin & Chapelle designs have been acquired for the permanent museum collections of School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Fashion Institute of Technology.[35] In 2011, the designers were inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[36]

References

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  2. "Rubin Chapelle RTW Fall 2015". Women's Wear Daily.
  3. "Masters at Werkstatt". Surface Magazine. October 2002.
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  5. "A Life of Style: Behind the Scenes". Dayton Daily News. March 10, 2002.
  6. "CFDA Welcomes New Members". CFDA.
  7. "Défilé Rubin & Chapelle Printemps-été 2015 Prêt-à-porter". Madame Figaro.
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  9. "Rubin Chapelle | Vogue México". Vogue México.
  10. "Rubin & Chapelle - New York - Autunno-Inverno 2015-2016". Elle.
  11. Horyn, Cathy (June 16, 2010). "A Winter Break Is Now the Longest Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  12. Change, Joyce (September 17, 2000). "The New Kids On The Rack". The New York Times.
  13. Bellafante, Gina (February 16, 2001). "Review/Fashion; When the Message Swamps the Medium". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  14. Horyn, Cathy (February 2, 2000). "Review/FashionOscar de la Renta Revels In His Youthful Side". The New York Times.
  15. "The Raw and the Cooked". Interior Design Magazine. Interior Design.
  16. "A Brief History of MePa Retail". racked.com. Racked.
  17. "Three Designer Collections Set-Up Shop in Malibu". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter.
  18. "Shop Arrival: Rubin Chapelle". http://la-confidential-magazine.com. LA Confidential. External link in |website= (help)
  19. "Rubin Chapelle's Muse". The Root.
  20. "Rubin Chapelle Collections - Rubin Chapelle Runway Show Archive - ELLE". Elle.
  21. "Rubin Chapelle". New York.
  22. "Rubin Chapelle's Muse: Fashion Week Reviews". The Root.
  23. "Rubin&Chapelle Pre-Fall 2012". TheFashionSpot.
  24. "Die New Yorker Designer Sonja Rubin und Kip Chapelle". textilwirtschaft.de.
  25. Schiro, Anna-Marie. "By Design; A Revolution in Pants". The New York Times.
  26. "Rubin Chapelle's Muse". theroot.com. The Root.
  27. "Rubin & Chapelle". Elle.
  28. "Critics' Pick". New York.
  29. "Amid the Bust, Boom Boom". The New York Times.
  30. "Soft News". The New York Times. 1997-08-10. ISSN 0362-4331.
  31. Wilson, Eric (January 24, 2000). "Fashion Group Presents Rising Stars". Women's Wear Daily (Fairchild Publications).
  32. "Modepreis der Stadt Wien an RubinChapelle". wien.gv.at. City of Vienna.
  33. "Nitty-Gritty Fashion". Dayton Daily News. March 10, 2002.
  34. "Hereabouts; Graduates Honored". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 2002.
  35. "FIT Gets 'Exposed' With Lingerie Exhibit". WWD.
  36. "CFDA Welcomes New Members". cfda.com. CFDA.

External links

Official website

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