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New York-based fashion company
Rubin & Chapelle
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Founded | 1997 |
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Headquarters | New York, NY |
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Website | www.rubinchapelle.com |
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Rubin & Chapelle is a New York-based fashion company founded by designers Kip Chapelle and Sonja Rubin.
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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.
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[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.
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The designers were among the first to establish a retail presence in Manhattan's
Meatpacking District, opening their first store there in 2002.
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[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,
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[23] and retailers have included:
Barneys New York,
Bergdorf Goodman,
Saks Fifth Avenue,
Neiman Marcus, Barneys Japan,
Fred Segal, and
Joyce Boutique.
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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.
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[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.
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References
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"Masters at Werkstatt". Surface Magazine. October 2002.
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"New York Designers Sonja Rubin and Kip Chapelle". www.textilwirtschaft.de.
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"A Life of Style: Behind the Scenes". Dayton Daily News. March 10, 2002. Archived from
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"CFDA Welcomes New Members". CFDA.
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"Défilé Rubin & Chapelle Printemps-été 2015 Prêt-à-porter". Madame Figaro. 6 September 2014.
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"Rubin Chapelle | Vogue". Vogue.
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"Rubin Chapelle | Vogue México". Vogue México.
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"Rubin & Chapelle - New York - Autunno-Inverno 2015-2016".
Elle.
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^ Horyn, Cathy (June 16, 2010).
"A Winter Break Is Now the Longest Season".
The New York Times.
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^ Change, Joyce (September 17, 2000).
"The New Kids On The Rack".
The New York Times.
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^ Bellafante, Gina (February 16, 2001).
"Review/Fashion; When the Message Swamps the Medium".
The New York Times.
ISSN
0362-4331.
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^ Horyn, Cathy (February 2, 2000).
"Review/FashionOscar de la Renta Revels In His Youthful Side".
The New York Times.
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"The Raw and the Cooked". Interior Design Magazine. Interior Design. Archived from
the original on 2016-02-21.
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"A Brief History of MePa Retail". racked.com. Racked. 19 March 2013.
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"Three Designer Collections Set-Up Shop in Malibu". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. 3 August 2011.
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"Shop Arrival: Rubin Chapelle". la-confidential-magazine.com. LA Confidential.
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"Rubin Chapelle's Muse". The Root.
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"Rubin Chapelle Collections - Rubin Chapelle Runway Show Archive - ELLE".
Elle.
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"Rubin Chapelle".
New York.
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"Rubin Chapelle's Muse: Fashion Week Reviews". The Root.
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"Rubin&Chapelle Pre-Fall 2012". TheFashionSpot. 9 December 2011.
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"Die New Yorker Designer Sonja Rubin und Kip Chapelle". textilwirtschaft.de.
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^ Schiro, Anna-Marie (28 October 1997).
"By Design; A Revolution in Pants".
The New York Times.
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"Rubin Chapelle's Muse". theroot.com. The Root.
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"Rubin & Chapelle".
Elle.
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"Critics' Pick".
New York.
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^ Trebay, Guy (18 September 2009).
"Amid the Bust, Boom Boom".
The New York Times.
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"Soft News".
The New York Times. 1997-08-10.
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0362-4331.
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^ Wilson, Eric (January 24, 2000).
"Fashion Group Presents Rising Stars". Women's Wear Daily. Fairchild Publications.
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"Modepreis der Stadt Wien an RubinChapelle". wien.gv.at. City of Vienna. 18 March 2022.
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"Nitty-Gritty Fashion". Dayton Daily News. March 10, 2002.[
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"Hereabouts; Graduates Honored". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 2002.[
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"FIT Gets 'Exposed' With Lingerie Exhibit". WWD. 3 June 2014.
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"CFDA Welcomes New Members". cfda.com. CFDA.
External links
Official website