Narciso Rodriguez

About Narciso Rodriguez

Born in New Jersey of Cuban-American parents, Narciso Rodriguez received his formal education at the famous Parson’s School of Design in New York. Following freelance work in New York’s garment industry, he joined Anne Klein under Donna Karan, and later Calvin Klein designing women’s ready to wear. Narciso Rodriguez bio...

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NARCISO RODRIGUEZ - <p>Narciso Rodriguez was born in New Jersey in 1961 to Cuban parents. He studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, and upon graduation worked for design powerhouses such as Anne Klein, TSE, Calvin Klein and Cerruti. His women's ready-to-wear signature collection debuted in Spring 1998 in Milan, and made it into virtually every major fashion magazine.</p>

Narciso Rodriguez - It was the wedding dress heard and talked about around the world. On September 21, 1996, when Carolyn Bessette Kennedy stepped out of that rustic church on the arm of John F. Kennedy Jr., it wasn't just the famous man on her arm that women were drooling over--it was that wedding dress. It was a white silk dress that was simple, elegant, classy, and unbelievably sexy. Sexy! A wedding dress? That was the part people couldn't get over. While most women end up looking like an over-frosted cupcake on their wedding day, Carolyn Besette Kennedy had accomplished what most considered impossible. She made herself look like both a princess and a temptress at the same time. And that look was created by none other than one of her best friends, Narciso Rodriguez.

The Classicists - ON HIS WEB SITE, Narciso Rodriguez wrote the following about himself: ‘As a child, I was fascinated by cutting, painting, drawing and construction. I think that is where my love of minimal architecture started and it is [said] architecture that continues to inspire me today.’ His approach to designing a garment is ‘much the same way an architect approaches designing a building, with seaming for structure to create interesting fit lines and shape, [and by designing] primarily in black and white as I find it to be the boldest graphic way to present a sharp clean silhouette.’