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| Founded | 1997 |
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| 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]
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| 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]
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]
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