Founded in New York in 1997, Rubin & Chapelle has built its 
approach to modern luxury around exceptional materials, 
fluid silhouettes, and understated construction. Designers 
Sonja Rubin and Kip Chapelle continue to evolve that point 
of view from New York to California, where their Fashion 
Island boutique marks a new chapter for the brand.
BALLIET + WANG: Rubin & Chapelle was founded in 
New York in 1997. What inspired you to create the 
brand?
SONJA RUBIN: We had both worked for larger designers 
and learned a great deal, but we wanted the freedom to 
work in a more intuitive way. We were interested in start-
ing with the fabric and the body rather than with an idea 
of what fashion was supposed to be at that moment.
KIP CHAPELLE: There wasn’t really a grand plan to build 
a fashion company. We started making clothes we believed 
should exist. One piece led to another, people responded, 
and gradually the business formed around the work.
创立于 1997 年的纽约品牌 Rubin & Chapelle，
以卓越面料、流动廓形与内敛结构，建立起属于自
己的现代奢华语言。设计师 Sonja Rubin 与 Kip 
Chapelle 从纽约到加州，持续演进这一美学视角；
而品牌位于 Fashion Island 的精品店，也标志着
一个全新篇章的开启。
BALLIET + WANG：Rubin & Chapelle 于 1997 
年创立于纽约。是什么启发你们创立这个品牌？
SONJA RUBIN:我们曾经都为规模更大的设计
师品牌工作，并从中学到了很多。但我们希望拥有
一种更凭直觉创作的自由。相比从“当时的时尚应
该是什么样子”这一概念出发，我们更感兴趣的是
从面料与身体本身开始。
KIP CHAPELLE： 最初并没有一个宏大的计划，
要去打造一家时装公司。我们只是开始制作那些
我们相信应该存在的衣服。一件作品引出另一件，
人们开始回应，慢慢地，事业就围绕着这些作品自
然形成了。
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