Rodarte

Kate and Laura Mulleavy designed costumes for Academy Award winning movie Black Swan with great fanfare (and controversy).  The gorgeous feathered costumes for Natalie Portman were as much the star as the Oscar winner herself. Since then, the Rodarte designers have been on a roll with theatrical dressing.  They have collaborated with the Dutch National Ballet and just debuted the clean, modern, stripe costumes for the New York City Ballet Spring Gala pictured above.  The team was a reunion...Read Full Story

For Fall 2012 Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the designing duo behind the label Rodarte, drew their inspiration from the Australian outback.  A huge fan of the euphonious label I have always been in awe of their creativity and had the privilege of meeting the sisters at the Fashion Institute of Technology when they participated in their lecture series. This time is was not the garments that I was staring at but rather the footwear when the sisters presented their Fall 2012 on February 14th...Read Full Story

RODARTE F/W 2012 The sisters Mulleavy have left last season’s artist reproductions behind and headed into wearable territory for fall. Australia served as the starting point for the duo’s feminine designs, and while an Aussie-themed collection usually conjures images of beach babes, the Rodarte girls went in a different direction. Looking to the history — the duo name-checked everything from aboriginal art to the Outback during the Victorian era — and the rich natural beauty of Australia for...Read Full Story

Rodarte Fall 2012 during New York Fashion Week. Photo: Getty Images We’re rounding the last New York Fashion Week hook as well as were gay to be taken upon the bit of the highway outing pleasantness of the single of the faves, Rodarte. Sisters Kate as well as Laura Mulleavy regularly put upon the heck of the uncover as well as let the garments do all the talking. As many as you adore runway uncover theatrics, infrequently you only wish to lay behind as well as be rendered mute by the...Read Full Story

NARS created the look for the Rodarte Fall 2012 runway show. LEAD MAKEUP ARTIST: James Kaliardos for NARS Cosmetics. MAKEUP TREND: Windblown, bronzed skin DESIGNER INSPIRATION: “We were inspired by Australia for this collection,” say Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. “We wanted to reference Aboriginals, the outback, and the Dust Bowl, along with a Victorian reference and bring them together in a rugged way.” How To Get Windblown, Bronzed Skin Makeup MAKEUP LOOK: “The look is dusty...Read Full Story