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Katherine "Kate" Mulleavy (born February 11, 1979) and Laura Mulleavy (born August 31, 1980) are American fashion designers and filmmakers who founded the fashion label
Rodarte Rodarte () is an American brand of clothing and accessories founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Rodarte has received a number of fashion industry awards since the line's inception in 2005 ...
in 2005. In addition to their work in fashion, the sisters have also ventured into film, writing and directing their first feature, ''
Woodshock ''Woodshock'' is a 2017 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, in their joint feature directorial debut. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, and Pilou Asbæk. The plot follows a woman who, reeli ...
'' (2017), as well as co-designing costumes in the 2010 horror film ''
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''.


Early life

Katherine Marie Mulleavy was born in 1979 in
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, and her sister, Laura Mulleavy, was born the following year in
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. They were raised in
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, growing up in
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, a town near Santa Cruz. Their mother, Victoria Rodart, is an artist of Mexican-Italian ancestry, and their father, William Perry Mulleavy, is a
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of Irish descent. Both sisters attended the
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with Laura studying English literature and Kate studying art history.


Rodarte

In 2001, the sisters graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and returned to their family home in
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, where they began to work on establishing their own clothing line, waitressing and selling personal items to accrue funds. The sisters founded the fashion line
Rodarte Rodarte () is an American brand of clothing and accessories founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Rodarte has received a number of fashion industry awards since the line's inception in 2005 ...
, it was named after the original
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pronunciation of their mother's maiden name, Rodart. They began independently, crafting a capsule collection of seven dresses and two coats in 2004. Their work was featured in a February 2005 issue of ''
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'', which caught the attention of ''
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'' editor
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, who traveled to Los Angeles to meet with the sisters in person. Wintour became a public supporter of the label, featuring their work in numerous issues of ''Vogue''. In 2007 and 2009, respectively, Rodarte produced two limited-run lines of clothing with Gap and
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.


Film and other ventures

In 2010, the Mulleavy sisters had their first foray into film, collaborating with costume designer Amy Westcott on some of the costumes for the movie ''
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''. In May 2015, the sisters announced that they had written a film script entitled ''
Woodshock ''Woodshock'' is a 2017 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, in their joint feature directorial debut. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, and Pilou Asbæk. The plot follows a woman who, reeli ...
'' which was purchased by distribution company
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; the film, released in September 2017, stars
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.


See also

*
Rodarte Rodarte () is an American brand of clothing and accessories founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Rodarte has received a number of fashion industry awards since the line's inception in 2005 ...
*''
Woodshock ''Woodshock'' is a 2017 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, in their joint feature directorial debut. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, and Pilou Asbæk. The plot follows a woman who, reeli ...
''


References


External links


Rodarte official site
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