Philosophy
Rodarte is a brand of clothing and accessories for women, launched in 2005 by the sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, moved from Pasadena, California, to New York, where they presented their first hand-made capsule collection.
The Mulleavy sisters, soon appreciated by critics and also by Michelle Obama, get the major fashion awards, thanks to a collection halfway between dream and reality, photographed on magazine covers, becoming popular in the fashion system and among the Hollywood celebrities.
The meticulous details, the daring combinations of colours and materials, work processing and intricate chiffon interweaving, hand-stitched finishes and techniques borrowed from couture, make garments unique, original and innovative, but with flavours of the Old world.
Seemingly rigid and metallic brocade fabrics, are lightweight, moved by flowing and ethereal organza drapes.
Fairytale outfits are a matched with urban details and post-modern echoes: romantic dresses and crop blouses made of mix of fabrics, warrior skirts and sculptural shoes, which come from Pandora, the “Avatar” world, with lots of hairclips made of leaves and woody prints, which pay homage to the Mother Nature.
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