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Chado Ralph RucciAmerican, founded 1994

Ralph Rucci graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1979 and founded his company in 1981. In 2002, he became the first American since Mainbocher to be invited to participate in the Paris haute couture. Like his predecessors, Balenciaga and Madame Grés, Rucci is dedicated to an ideal of beauty that has virtually disappeared from the world of contemporary fashion. His formal explorations in the couture also influence his ready-to-wear work; in fact, Rucci makes little distinction between his couture and ready-to-wear collections, often developing techniques in the former that he later adapts and applies to his more affordable collection. Rucci's clothes are made of luxurious materials, often sculpted and fitted with pieced construction and curving seams. The name of his company, Chado Ralph Rucci, refers to the Japanese tea ceremony, whose qualities, such as tranquility and grace, inspire his work.

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Purple evening dress: stylized halter neckline, long bell skirt with train
Evening dress
Chado Ralph Rucci
Fall 2003
2005.2.1
Tabernacle Infanta evening dress in purple duchesse silk satin, sculpted and fitted with pieced construction; stylized halter neckline with stand-away back, long bell skirt with train supported with hem ruffle on reverse; contrast brown satin lining, clean finished with hand stitching; couture
Long sleeveless black evening dress with narrow black belt with long vertical strap
Evening dress
Chado Ralph Rucci
2003
2004.52.4
Long sleeveless evening dress and large square shawl in basketweave of black crinkle chiffon strips, dress with triple underlayer of black and beige chiffon; attached narrow black leather belt with long vertical strap at CF; couture
Black sleeveless dress with patent leather bodice and tired knee length skirt with fringed hems
Evening dress
Chado Ralph Rucci
Spring 2004
2009.16.3
Sleeveless short Suspension evening dress with black patent leather bodice and silk crinkle chiffon tiered skirt with frayed, fringed hem; round neckline; bodice shaping and surface design created by cutting apart garment panels and then reassembling, each piece is attached with thread bar stitches; hand stitched CB zipper using a running stitch; A-line skirt - ground fabric in silk net with three applied semicircles, each made of three layers of silk crinkle chiffon
Chartreuse green double faced suit: princess line jacket and skirt
Suit
Chado Ralph Rucci
2005
2005.57.1
Chartreuse green double faced wool / silk suit; princess line jacket and A-line panel skirt, pieced with suspension seaming; couture
Back view of ivory jacquard coat with large pagoda motifs and wide kimono sleeves
Coat
Chado Ralph Rucci
Spring 2011
2018.36.1
Ivory cotton ottoman jacquard coat with pagoda motifs, high neckline, wide arched kimono sleeves with horizontal elbow dart, welt pockets