Rubin & Chapelle

Rubin & Chapelle is a New York-based fashion company founded by designers Kip Chapelle and Sonja Rubin.^[1][2]

Rubin & Chapelle

Founded	1997
Headquarters	New York, NY
Website	www.rubinchapelle.com

History

Rubin & Chapelle apparel is produced in the United States, in New York and Los Angeles. From 2000 until 2008, production was done in Italy.^[3] Prior to the company's founding, Sonja Rubin worked for Vivienne Westwood and Perry Ellis while Kip Chapelle worked for Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein.^[4][5] The designers have also designed and produced apparel for Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York.^[6] They are known for bias cut technique, suits, dresses, and knitwear.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

The designers were among the first to establish a retail presence in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, opening their first store there in 2002.^[15][16] The second store was opened in Malibu, California in 2011.^[17] Both stores were designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf.^[18] The line has a number of celebrity clients,^{[19][20][21][22][23]} and retailers have included: Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barneys Japan, Fred Segal, and Joyce Boutique.^{[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]}

Rubin & Chapelle received the Rising Star Award in 2000 from Fashion Group International.^[31] In 2003 they received the Fashion Award of the City of Vienna in (2003).^[32] They received a Senatorial Citation from Ohio Senator Tom Roberts in 2002.^[33][34] Select Rubin & Chapelle designs have been acquired for the permanent museum collections of School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Fashion Institute of Technology.^[35] In 2011, the designers were inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America.^[36]