Attending the Ralph Rucci Fall 2010 Fashion Show
I really love the world of fashion and I am an especially big fan of Ralph Rucci. I've always been drawn to the sculptural look of his designs, the innovative use of the fabrics he chooses, and the minute precision and intricate handiwork that he employs in executing his creations. The last Ralph Rucci fashion show I attended was held last September beneath the huge tent at Bryant Park in Manhattan, with more than 1,000 people in attendance. This time, to introduce his new Fall 2010 collection, Rucci chose the much more intimate setting of his own atelier in the Soho section of the city. With room for just 220 guests, it was thrilling to see his fabulous designs up close, sitting just a few feet from the runway. Please enjoy my photos from the event.
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- The Ralph Rucci fashion show is always an event I look forward to. This year Ralph held his show in his atelier, or studio, right on lower Broadway. White vinyl covered the floor and seats were arranged facing two long runways.
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- The show took place right on the second day of New York City’s big blizzard of 2010 – a big dud in my mind, but everyone had boots on, and everyone was dressed in black except………
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- for me! I wore one of Ralph’s fabulous silk blouses, narrow trousers, a bright apple green double faced wool jacket, and Yves Saint Laurent seven-inch high shoes in chartreuse suede and gold.
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- Here’s a better view of my shoes and stockingless feet.
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- The roster of fashion photographers – they had a lot to capture at this show.
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- Front and center – Bill Cunningham – New York Times celebrity photographer standing in blue sweater
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- Valerie Simpson of Ashford and Simpson, Andre Leon Talley editor-at-large for Vogue magazine wearing a fabulous Ralph Rucci caftan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Fran Lebowitz
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- Andre is really concentrating on Ms. Simpson’s conversation.
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- Nickolas Ashford sitting next to Deeda Blair, a big Rucci fan
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- The show began with a see thru complex collage chiffon top and satiny cashmere trousers.
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- The back was fabulous.
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- Lots of fur worked in very unique ways – this is black knitted mink and fox.
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- I loved the boots!
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- A black and taupe wool jersey dress
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- A ‘scarred’ raincoat
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- A wool jersey and taffeta dress – so shapely
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- A big favorite – bronze wool crepe Dalai Lama coat and pants
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- A chestnut silk moire coat and pants – this I really want
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- An olive wool jersey and taffeta dress
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- The back says it all.
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- A charcoal moire jacket
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- An elegant beige wool and taffeta dress
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- Again, the back tells the story – no one can work fabric and stitch like Ralph Rucci.
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- A rain bleached trench coat
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- Black leather worked beautifully
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- An elegant coat of black moire and cashmere
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- A white cashmere jacket and black leather jeans
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- Extraordinary diagonals
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- A black bonded leather coat and suit – this looked very wearable.
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- An ivory cashmere suit with slices of chartreuse and black
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- Pink with slices of black
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- A black sable and broadtail coat
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- A suit fabricated from black broadtail
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- Amethyst slices brighten this black cashmere suit.
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- A violet wool crepe trapeze dress
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- More violet – this time a jacket with complicated cutouts
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- Black broadtail and horsehair combined as a dress
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- A braided open jacket over a wool crepe and tulle dress
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- Spiral sable and horsehair – again, an entirely new technique
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- A bronze samurai dress – I loved this!
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- A black dress adorned with mohair and feathers down the back.
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- A tiered dress of chiffon
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- A multi-layered horsehair dress
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- A feather ‘cage’ over a pink tube
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- A vanilla bean knotted silk chiffon dress – so complicated!
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- A knotted ‘sweatshirt’ over a flannel skirt
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- A matte black sequin siren gown – lots of applause for this one!
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- A black velvet and rice paper calligraphy top
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- A pink paillette tube with a ‘cage’ of feathers
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- A black broadtail, silk crepe, and velvet gown
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- A black moire gown
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- A great look
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- Everyone burst into smiles and clapped wildly at the end of this gorgeous show – definitely one of Ralph’s best to date!
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- A glimpse of the designer
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- He stayed on the runway for about thirty seconds.
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- A closeup of the model hairdo
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