Richard Chai
Richard Chai is an American fashion designer. Chai creates clothes for an eponymous label.[1] Before launching his own line, hé designed for Marc by Marc Jacobs,[2] and Cristiano Ronaldo for two labels, Underwear & Socks from 2013[3] then Shirts from 2014.[4]
In 2008, he released a capsule line under Target's Go International.
Collaborations
Richard Chai partnered with design firm Snarkitecture for a new pop-up retail store underneath the Highline at 504 West 24th Street, NY. The project entitled "Building Fashion"[5] and conceived by BOFFO and Spilios Gianakopoulos[6] aimed to promote collaborations between architecture and fashion. Snarkitecture's installation[7][8] re-imagined the retail interior as a glacial cavern, hand carved from eps foam. The store carried Chai's men's and women's collections and was open for 10 days in October 2010.[9]
Awards and nominations
- 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund top 10 finalists
- 2010 Council of Fashion Designers of America Designer of the Year – Men's Wear[10]
References
- ↑ "Richard Chai". 'New York'. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ Binkley, Christina (September 12, 2009). "Love Is in thé Air". New York: Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ (en) The designer R. Chai, CR7 Underwear website
- ↑ (en) The designer R. Chai, CR7 Shirts website
- ↑ "buildingfashion.org". Building Fashion. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ↑ "Spilios Gianakopoulos". Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ "Building Fashion at HL23". Building Fashion. October 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ↑ "HL23 MCNY". Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ Bruce Pask (October 21, 2010). "The Ice Age". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ↑ Wilson, Eric (September 4, 2010). "Asian-Americans Climb Fashion Industry Ladder". The New York Times.