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Article: RALPH RUCCI RINGS IN HIS SILVER JUBILEE.(Soho showroom celebrates its anniversary)
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- WWD
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- November 7, 2006
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Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg
NEW YORK - Well-wishers marched into Ralph Rucci's SoHo showroom Saturday night to celebrate his company's 25th anniversary.
Friends and supporters included Joan Kaner, Iris Apfel and Amy Fine Collins. Among the other guests were Martha Stewart, Vogue's Hamish Bowles, Bergdorf Goodman's Roopal Patel, The New York Times' Cathy Horyn, Town & Country's Pamela Fiori, Celestina Wallis and Mary McFadden.
Although many designers have tried to hinge their fame on licensing deals and photo ops, Rucci has preferred to focus on his craft, staying under the radar. In 2002, his competitors took note when Rucci became the first ...