Autobiography of a fashion designer ralph rucci

          The book delves deeply into the private and public worlds of fashion designer, Ralph Rucci.

        1. The first half of the book explores Rucci's home, what he calls his "sanctuary." The photos of his bookshelves, kitchen shelves, and artwork.
        2. -This beautifully produced, limited edition is a unique gift for those who love beautiful objects and design.
        3. This is an honest autoportrait of a man and a trade as revealed through the objects Rucci has collected over a lifetime and the techniques he employs when.
        4. Through a wealth of stunning photogrids, the book delves deeply into the private and public worlds of fashion designer, Ralph Rucci.

          5. -This beautifully produced, limited edition is a unique gift for those who love beautiful objects and design..

          Ralph Rucci: The Rise, and Fall and Rise Again of an American Couturier

          "Where is Ralph Rucci, exactly?” bellowed André Leon Talley from the dais at Judson Memorial Church in New York, where he was seated on an actual throne, swathed in yards of crimson duchesse satin that Rucci had whipped into a caftan.

          It was a fair question.

          In 2014, Rucci, the second American ever invited to join the French Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, exited the label he had founded 33 years earlier amid a seemingly bitter rupture with his patron, the philanthropist Nancy Marks.

          Rucci had been keeping a low profile ever since, becoming the subject of speculation among his peers and former clients, the elite cohort of women who once made him a darling of New York society.

          On this particular evening in May, when he was staging a runway show for an LGBTQ fundraiser, he had yet to be seen.

          The venue was low budget but high energy, the crowd a motley mix of young activists and performers, a