My favorite thing about working backstage at Fashion Week is getting to see the clothes up close, especially when it comes to certain designers. Ralph Rucci has the most luxurious fabrics, beautiful silhouettes, and I want to be a socialite so 1. I could afford them them and 2. would have many places to wear them. He draws a sophisticated crowd, even luring people like 92-year old fashion icon Iris Apfel, who had her own exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The iconic Iris Apfel. The round glasses are her signature
Rucci’s collection this season is very timeless. I loved the bandaids covered with silver sequins that the makeup artists used on the models’ fingers. You can see them most clearly on the model wearing the silver suit. Here are some of my favorite pieces from the Ralph Rucci Spring 2014 fashion show.
This looks like a skirt, but it’s actually pants with side slits. The cutouts on the leather jacket are so chic.
The jacket is very 1960s, but the pants and the apron modernize it. Love the color!
This dress would be flattering on sooo many figure types. He showed an asymmetrical neckline a lot this season
The black wash across the jacket is so beautiful and artistic
A pretty and novel spin on the black blouse and pants look
These iridescent sequins almost looked like shells up close
The photo just doesn’t do this suit justice. It was such a standout piece
The champagne color is beautiful and the the silhouette is very modern
This tunic was textured with pieces of folded fabric. Fab!!
Ralph Rucci
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xoxo
Illysia