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

  1. ↑ "Rubin & Chapelle". New York.
  2. ↑ "Rubin Chapelle RTW Fall 2015". Women's Wear Daily.
  3. ↑ "Masters at Werkstatt". Surface Magazine. October 2002.
  4. ↑ "New York Designers Sonja Rubin and Kip Chapelle". www.textilwirtschaft.de.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Rubin Chapelle | Vogue". Vogue.
  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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