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Rodarte
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded2005;19 years ago(2005)
FounderKate Mulleavy
Laura Mulleavy
Headquarters
Los Angeles,California
,
United States
Websitewww.rodarte.net

Rodarte(/ˈroʊdɑːrteɪ/) is an American brand of clothing and accessories founded and headquartered inLos Angeles,California,USA,by sistersKate and Laura Mulleavy.[1]

Rodarte has received a number offashion industryawards since the line's inception in 2005.[2][3]In addition to their main fashion line, the sisters have also collaborated withGapandTargeton limited edition pieces.[4]

History[edit]

Fall-Winter 2009 Rodarte dress. Printed silkcrêpeembroidered withSwarovskicrystals (RISD Museum).

In 2002 after leaving college, the Mulleavy sisters returned home toAptos, California,where they spent the intervening years saving upUSD$16,500 in order to create a capsule collection,[5]with Laura working as a waitress and Kate selling off a collection of rare records.[1]The labelRodarteis the original Spanish pronunciation and spelling of their mother's maiden name, Rodart.[6]

After their initial collection of just ten pieces (which included seven dresses and two coats),[1]the Mulleavys traveled to New York City and appeared on the cover of a February 2005 issue ofWomen's Wear Daily.[1]This led to their meeting withVogueeditor-in-chiefAnna Wintour,who personally flew to Los Angeles to meet the sisters.[3][1]

The Mulleavy sisters garnered notoriety early on for their meticulous approach to clothing, with one chiffon dress from their 2006 collection taking over 150 hours to complete.[1]In the spring of 2007, the label released a line of limited-edition exclusive shirts in collaboration withGap.[7]In December 2009, the label released another separate line of limited-edition pieces in collaboration withTarget.[4]

Style and influences[edit]

They both credit theirWest Coastupbringing as a major source of inspiration for their collections. The natural American landscape is of particular inspiration to the sisters.[8]Rodarte's aesthetic influences have evolved since the label's establishment, with their evolution described in 2010 as "darker, their clothing riskier, more deconstructed, punk, and gothic. Each collection has been stranger than the last, influenced byanimeandhorror films,and elements of S & M culture. "[1]In an article published byThe New Yorker,the label was described as "the fashion equivalent of aBasquiat.People in the know really love it, but to everyone else it’s inscrutable or a little bit ugly. "[1]

Museums and exhibitions[edit]

Backstage at Fall 2008 Rodarte fashion show

Rodarte is in the permanent collections of the Costume Institute of theMetropolitan Museum of Art,[9][10]the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum in New York,[11]theLos Angeles County Museum of Art,[12]and theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston.[13]Rodarte was featured in the fall 2007 exhibitBLOGMODEat the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, as well as several exhibits at The Museum at FIT includingLuxuryin spring 2007,Gothic: Dark Glamourin fall 2008, andAmerican Beauty: Aesthetics & Innovation in Fashionin spring 2010. Arnhem Fashion Biennale featured Rodarte vignettes in July 2007, 2009 and 2011. In 2013, the Boston Museum of Fine Art featured their Blue and White Embroidered Spring 2011 Dress and Printed shoes. For the 2013 Punk: Chaos to Couture Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute show, 4 looks of Rodarte's Spring 2009 and Fall 2008 Collections were on display.[11][14][15][16]

In 2008, Rodarte was featured inArtforum,making the Mulleavy sisters the first fashion designers to be featured in the magazine sinceIssey Miyakein 1982.[17]In February 2010, Rodarte had their first solo-exhibition, at theCooper-Hewitt Museum(the design branch of theSmithsonian Institution).[18]

In May 2011, Rodarte contributed artworks to theLos Angeles County Museum of ArtsCell Phone Storiesproject. Their contribution included sketches based on artworks held in the LACMA's permanent collection.[19]

In February 2011, theMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesopenedRodarte: States of Matter,the first West Coast museum exhibition of the Rodarte's fashion and costume designs from Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, and pieces from the filmBlack Swan.[20]

In 2011, theLos Angeles County Museum of Art(LACMA) acquired the Rodarte Spring 2012 couture collection.[21]LACMA displayed the renaissance-inspired clothing in their Italian renaissance gallery, alongside Italian renaissance artworks, in the exhibitionRodarte: Fra Angelico Collectionfrom December 2011 to February 2012.[22]

Accolades[edit]

Kate and Laura Mulleavy were one of the 50 recipients to win the 2009 United States Artists Fellowship.[23]

Rodarte wasCooper Hewitt'sNational Design AwardsFashion Design Finalist in 2009 and winner in 2010.[24]

Rodarte is the first fashion house to be awarded the National Art Award fromAmericans for the Artsin 2010. The award is a customJeff Koonsgold bunny sculpture.[25]

Rodarte is awarded the Star Honoree Award fromFashion Group Internationalin 2011.[26]

Rodarte was named one ofFast Company’s 50 Designers Shaping The Future in October 2012.[27]

In May 2014, Rodarte's short film directed by Todd Cole is awarded the People's ChoiceWebby Awardfor Branded Scripted Entertainment.[28]

  • 2014 Webby Award People's Choice- Branded Scripted Entertainment- Won[29]
  • 2011 Fashion Group International's Star Honoree Award- Won[26]
  • 2010 National Art Award from Americans for the Arts- Won[25]
  • 2010 Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards- Won[24]
  • 2009 United States Artists Fellowships Recipient[23]
  • 2009 CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year - Won[30]
  • 2008 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear - Won[30]
  • 2008 Stella Swiss Textiles Award - Won[31]
  • 2006 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award - Won[32]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^"Rodarte NY Magazine Fashion Bio".RetrievedNovember 23,2007.
  3. ^abJacobs, Mark (August 28, 2005)."The Talk; Scissor Sisters".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 24,2007.
  4. ^abO'Dell, Amy (December 3, 2009)."The Full Rodarte for Target Look Book, With Prices".The Cut.RetrievedDecember 6,2017.
  5. ^"San Francisco Magazine | Modern Luxury".Sanfranmag.RetrievedSeptember 24,2013.
  6. ^Morrison, Patt (April 16, 2011)."Q&A with Rodarte's Kate and Laura Mulleavy: Fabricators - Behind the cerebral and tactile couture of the Mulleavy sisters".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedDecember 4,2013.
  7. ^Krentcil, Faran (April 18, 2007)."Cheap Rodarte Is So Much Better".Fashionista.RetrievedDecember 6,2017.
  8. ^Davis, Allison P. (July 3, 2013)."Rodarte on their true California inspirations".New York Magazine.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
  9. ^"The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Evening dress".Metmuseum.org. September 16, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 24,2016.
  10. ^"The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ensemble".Metmuseum.org. September 16, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 24,2016.
  11. ^ab"Rodarte Gown".The Museum at FIT.State University of New York. Archived fromthe originalon May 27, 2010.
  12. ^Perez, Eugenia (February 9, 2012)."The Rodarte Effect".Vanity Fair.RetrievedNovember 20,2017.
  13. ^"MFA, Boston collections search".mfa.org.Retrieved2014-03-13.
  14. ^"Costume Institute Collection Database Available on Metropolitan Museum Website".The Metropolitan Museum of Art.October 2, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon May 1, 2011.
  15. ^PUNK: Chaos to Couture | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  16. ^"Ming dress (Rodarte)".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2016.RetrievedDecember 6,2017.
  17. ^Russeth, Andrew (September 20, 2011)."Ready to Wear: After a Long Flirtation, Art and Fashion Have Wed".New York Observer.RetrievedDecember 7,2017.
  18. ^"Exhibitions Archive | Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York".Cooperhewitt.org.RetrievedSeptember 24,2016.
  19. ^O'Reilly, Kelly (July 14, 2010)."Rodarte Sketches for LACMA" Cell Phone Stories "".NBC New York.Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2015.RetrievedDecember 5,2017.
  20. ^"Previewing Rodarte: States of Matter « The Curve".MOCA. Archived fromthe originalon November 10, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 24,2013.
  21. ^Binlot, Anne (June 16, 2011)."LACMA Acquires Rodarte's New Bernini-Inspired Collection, Unveiled at Florence's Pitti W".BlouinArtinfo.RetrievedDecember 7,2017.
  22. ^Binlot, Ann (November 30, 2011)."LACMA to Display Rodarte's Fra Angelico-Inspired Couture Collection in Its Renaissance Art Galleries | BLOUIN ARTINFO".Artinfo.RetrievedSeptember 24,2013.
  23. ^ab"Kate & Laura Mulleavy Fellow Profile".United States Artists. Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2014.
  24. ^ab"Rodarte National Design Award 2010".Cooper-Hewitt. Archived fromthe originalon December 6, 2013.
  25. ^ab"The National Arts Awards".Americans for the Arts.Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2011.
  26. ^ab"Fashion Group International's Starry Night by Lester Brathwaite".Fashion Indie.July 12, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon December 9, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 24,2013.
  27. ^"50 Designers Shaping The Future: Part 3".Co.Design.September 11, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2017.RetrievedDecember 6,2017.
  28. ^"Branded Entertainment Scripted".The Webby Awards.Archive. Archived fromthe originalon August 7, 2015.RetrievedNovember 28,2017.
  29. ^webby award rodarte - Google zoeken
  30. ^ab"CFDA Past Winners".Council of Fashion Designers of America.RetrievedAugust 9,2009.
  31. ^"Stella Fashion Night 2008".Swiss Textile Federation.Archived fromthe originalon June 19, 2010.RetrievedDecember 22,2009.
  32. ^"Six Talented Emerging Designers Win Top Prize".FashionTrendSetter.RetrievedNovember 23,2007.

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