Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte) & Elle Fanning

24 Jun

Designer:Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte).

Muse:Elle Fanning.

Rodarte is a brand of clothing and accessories founded by Kate and Laura Mulleavy. The Mulleavy sisters are UC Berkeley graduates from Aptos, California,and have received a number of industry awards since the line’s inception in 2005. The sisters have also collaborated with Gap and Target, on limited edition pieces.

After their initial collection of just 10 pieces, the Mulleavys appeared on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily and had a meeting with US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the sisters behind the fashion label Rodarte. People have a difficult time telling the Mulleavy sisters apart. Both have glossy brown hair, dark eyes, and pale skin. Laura, who is twenty-nine, is thinner, with wavier hair and sharper features. Kate, who is thirty, has larger eyes and a rounder face. They do not attempt the six-inch heels they routinely send down the runway. Physical differences aside, the sisters act like a single organism. The designers have remained in Pasadena, far outside the fashion industry’s axes of influence, and until mid-2006, when they rented a studio in downtown Los Angeles, they designed from the kitchen table of their parents’ two-bedroom bungalow. And yet, in less than five years, Kate and Laura have become the most celebrated American designers working today.

Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998), credited as Elle Fanning, is an American actress and model. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning and mainly known for her starring roles in Phoebe in Wonderland and Somewhere.

 

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