Ralph & Russo may have made its mark with couture — both on the Hollywood red carpet, and a certain ex-Duchess (she’s back to Meghan Markle now), who catapulted the young luxury brand into the global headlines when she chose to wear it for her official royal engagement portrait in 2018. But designers Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo also have a budding ready-to-wear business. For their sixth collection, they looked to channel a global explorer, Ralph said backstage of the amalgam of references, from kimonos to Highland tweeds, pointing out that for the first time, the collection is offering unisex styles and sizing up to 22. “We have had a lot of interest from males wanting to buy from the brand,” she said, “This is a nice step into that category.” On the runway, the result was a cheerful mix of tailoring (an embroidered cheetah patterned pantsuit); outerwear (a punchy pink-and-red Buffalo check cape); day dresses (in exploded houndstooth or burnout velvet camo), and cozy knits (Fair Isle sweater dressing), with touches of military and the boudoir. “When we first launched ready-to=wear, because of the couture, people expected it to be slightly dressy,” Ralph said. “But outerwear and jersey have been our bigger categories.” So
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