Ralph Rucci

Ralph Rucci
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationTemple University, Fashion Institute of Technology
LabelRR331
AwardsCooper-Hewitt National Design Award, 2008,
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT, 2006
Pratt Institute Icon Award, 2009
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Visionary Award for Fashion, 2011
SCAD André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
Honorary Doctoral Degree from Drexel University College of Art and Design, 2015

Ralph Rucci (born 1957)[1] is an American fashion designer and artist.[2] He is known in particular for Chado Ralph Rucci, a luxury clothing and accessories line.[3] Rucci's clothing designs have appeared in a number of major exhibitions, and he has won some significant fashion-industry awards. He is the subject of a recent documentary, and he and his clothing have received positive critical response in the fashion press.

  1. ^ "Designers: Chado Ralph Rucci". Fashion Model Directory (FMD). Retrieved December 10, 2014. Ralph Rucci was born in 1957 in Philadelphia
  2. ^ Foley, Bridget (October 2008). "Ralph Rucci: In His Own Fashion". W. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Chado Ralph Rucci". New York Magazine. 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.