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Article: CLOSING STATEMENTS.(collections of Chado Ralph Rucci, Carmen Marc Valvo, Peter Som, Nanette Lepore, and Wunderkind)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- September 16, 2004
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And so the fashion machine rolled to a close...Chado's Ralph Rucci and Nanette Lepore did their respective things...Carmen Marc Valvo surprised everyone with fabulous swimsuits...Peter Som journeyed to northern California...and, after three years away, Wolfgang Joop returned to the runways with Wunderkind.
Chado Ralph Rucci: No surprises here. And no trends du jour. They simply don't exist in Ralph Rucci's rarefied world. But as it is, the standard accolades will have to do. You have to admire a guy like Rucci, who doggedly sticks to his lofty ideals and delivers exquisitely crafted clothes, some of which could hang in a museum. He never runs out of interesting ...