Ralph Rucci: a Designer and His House + Dressed for 10 Years
Ralph Rucci: a Designer and His HouseDavid Boatman, 46 mins, USA, 2008, Digital Betacam. Source: Boatman Media, USARalph Rucci, the first American designer in decades invited to show at Paris haute couture under his own name, is best known for his innovative use of fabrics.
On the eve of Rucci's 2008 autumn couture collection, filmmaker David Boatman immerses himself in Rucci's gloriously luxurious world. Narrated by Rucci client Martha Stewart.
"We don't make couture to sell nail polish. We make couture and women write the checks for this. I don't put clothes like this on the red carpet. These clothes go privately to homes, I'm proud to say"
Ralph Rucci
"Mr Rucci belongs to the heroic ranks of Balenciaga, Madame Grès and Halston"
Cathy Horyn, The New York TimesDressed for 10 YearsLoïc Prigent, 95 mins, France, 2010, Digibeta, French with English subtitles. Source/Courtesy Lalala Productions, FranceFrom one great designer to literally hundreds, we take a look back at ten years of fashion.
Dressed for 10 Years was created by French fashion journalist Mademoiselle Agnès and director Loïc Prigent who go where other journalists fear to tread.
Karl Lagerfeld, Tom Ford, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott, Stefano Pilati, and Alber Elbaz are just some of the fashion gang here to celebrate the tenth birthday of this now cult show.
