LONDON — The London-based couture house Ralph & Russo is breaking into the ready-to-wear market, and plans to hold its first show during London Fashion Week on Sept. 15.
The house, founded and run Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo, will show at 8.30 p.m. at Old Billingsgate market, the British Fashion Council said Wednesday.
“With London being a cosmopolitan hub, we couldn’t think of a better place to launch our first ready-to-wear offering,” said Russo, whose title is chief executive officer and president. “We continue to listen to the demand of our customer and the market, which will continue to fuel the expansion of the Ralph & Russo product and universe.”
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The brand, whose top clients include Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, and a host of Middle Eastern sheikhas and princesses, will continue to show its couture collection during the Paris Haute Couture Weeks in January and July.
Ralph & Russo was founded in 2007 and is known for designs ranging from the lavishly embellished to the spare and demure. In 2014, it became the first British couture house in more than a century to be invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show in Paris.
Ralph, who
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