Georgine is a women’s
ready-to-wear brand founded by the designers Georgine Ratelband and Chris Roshia in
New York City.
History
Georgine was launched by the fashion designer Georgine Ratelband with her partner Chris Roshia and was founded in 2014. Before completing her graduation from
Istituto Europeo di Design
The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is a private design school in Italy founded in 1966 by Francesco Morelli.
The school is organized into four disciplines: Design, Fashion, Visual Communication and Management.
It is spread over nine cities ...
in 2011, thesis-collection of Georgine was acquired by a boutique in
Antwerp
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Belgium.
Georgine was presented at
New York Fashion Week, and their designs have rated the pages of ''
Women’s Wear Daily'', ''
W Magazine'' and ''
Vogue Italia''.
Shortly following the launch of the brand Ratelband was surprised to discover that
Beyoncé
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wore one of her pieces on the red carpet during her husband
Jay-Z
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’s Tidal X Event at Brooklyn’s
Barclays Center
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. Since then Georgine has dressed numerous celebrities including:
Lady Gaga,
Zendaya,
Jennifer Lopez
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,
Cardi B
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,
Demi Moore,
Alicia Keys,
Bella Hadid,
Lena Dunham, The Kardashians, Tracey Ellis Ross,
Mariah Carey
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,
Patina Miller,
Elizabeth Gilles
Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and as Fallon Carrington on The CW revival of ''D ...
,
Sarah Rafferty, Victoria's Secret Models;
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley,
Romee Strijd
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, etc.
Collections
Georgine Ratelband debuted their first runway collection for NYFW Fall 2014.
* 2014: Georgine runway NYFW Fall 2014
* 2015 Georgine Fall 2015
* 2016: Georgine fall 2016 runway
* 2017: Georgine RTW Spring 2017
* 2018: Georgine Spring 2018 RTW
See also
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Fashion design
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Armani
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Alexander McQueen
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Haute couture
''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became th ...
References
External links
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Fashion design
High fashion brands
Clothing brands of the United States
Haute couture
Fashion accessory brands
Clothing companies established in 2014
Design companies established in 2014
2014 establishments in New York City
Privately held companies based in New York City
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