| This deluxe, limited edition is a lavish and intimate documentation of the public and private worlds of Ralph Rucci, an American fashion icon. |
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Ralph Rucci is an American fashion icon, widely praised within the fashion world for his exquisite technique. His work attracts an exclusive high-end clientele, including the socialite Deeda Blair and interior designer Charlotte Moss. Michelle Dockery ofDownton Abbey was unforgettable at the 2013 SAG Awards in her vintage Rucci dress.
Born and reared in Philadelphia, Rucci earned a philosophy degree at Temple University, before entering the fashion business, training under Halston and a Balenciaga patternmaker. He held his first formal show in 1981, and launched his own house, Chado: Ralph Rucci, in 1996. In 2002, Rucci was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show in Paris - the first American-based designer to ever receive the honor. In Autumn 2012 he received his "Fashion Walk of Fame" plaque on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. In April 2012 Rucci was the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Design Leadership Summit in Marrakech.
Photographer, Baldomero Fernandez, has been taking pictures since age 14. His work has appeared in Life, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and W Magazine. His many honors include the Communication Arts Magazine Editorial Award of Excellence, received in 2005 for his work done in Cuba.
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Anbieter: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Niederlande
Zustand: as new. Photographs by Baldomero Fernandez. New York : Bauer and Dean Publishers, c2011. Orig. cloth binding. In orig. slipcase. [256] p. : chiefly color ill., ports. ; 29 x 29 cm. Heavy item. - This photographic autobiography includes over 250 pages of color photography, narratives behind twenty objects Rucci has collected in his lifetime, brief descriptions of Chado's couturier techniques and staff portraits. From the publisher : "This sumptuous volume contains page after page of color photography revealing the man behind the objects and the inner life of Chado: Ralph Rucci, his fashion house. With the help of photographer Baldomero Fernandez, Rucci unfurls his life. Nothing has been stylized. This is an honest autoportrait of a man and a trade as revealed through the objects Rucci has collected over a lifetime and the techniques he employs when creating a garment. The photographs of Rucci's studio space do not only tell the general process of constructing garments, but also specifically reveal the techniques that make Chado: Ralph Rucci a true American original" Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780983863298. Keywords : ART, fashion, Mode. Artikel-Nr. 264061
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Anbieter: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Unpaginated; 256 pp. Black boards with orange lettering front and spine. In matching slipcase. Box is somewhat sun-faded on the back only. Black endpapers. Pristine interior save for some bleed-through from the designer's pen where he signed his name. Photographs by Baldomero Fernandez. Signed by the designer on FFE. A beautifull glimpse into the life and home of the designer and his bulldog, Twombly. Size: Quarto. Signed by the Author on the Verso of the Title. Book. Artikel-Nr. 034343
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