Kate and Laura Mulleavy

Kate and Laura Mulleavy

Kate and Laura Mulleavy In the seven years since founding their Rodarte label in 2005, the Mulleavy sisters have taken the fashion industry by storm, winning numerous awards and honors, a multitude of A-list fans, and even a handful of museum exhibitions. If fashion's history has so far been filled with talented, business-savvy women, there's no doubt that these two will earn their place alongside those famous names in the future.

Rodarte is a brand of clothing and accessories founded by Kate and Laura Mulleavy.

Rodarte has received a number of industry awards since the line's inception in 2005. Rodarte is stocked globally by more than 40 retailers including Barneys NYC, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Beams, Harvey Nichols, Colette, Ikram, Nordstrom, Jeffrey, Dover Street Market, Opening Ceremony, Paire.us, Net-a-Porter, the Room at Hudson Bay, and Joyce.[non-primary source needed] The sisters have also collaborated with Gap and Target on limited edition pieces

Rodarte was nominated for its first CFDA Swarovski Emerging Womenswear Designer award in June 2006, followed by another nomination in 2007. Rodarte was awarded the CFDA Swarovski Emerging Womenswear Designer in June 2008. Rodarte was then awarded the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award in June 2009.

In Fall 2006, Rodarte was awarded runner-up in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition.

In the summer of 2008, Rodarte was selected as a finalist in the ANDAM competition.

On November 13, 2008, The Mulleavy sisters won The Swiss Textiles Award in Zurich Switzerland, worth 100,000 euros. They were the first women to win the award and the first winners from outside Europe.[citation needed] The jury for the prize included New York fashion designer Patricia Field. In a radio interview[54] just after they received their accolade[55] Kate and Laura Mulleavy said their sibling relationship is critical to their work and their success.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy were one of the 50 recipients to win the 2009 United States Artists Fellowship.

Rodarte was Cooper Hewitt's National Design Awards Fashion Design Finalist in 2009 and winner in 2010.

Rodarte is the first fashion house to be awarded the National Art Award from Americans for the Arts in 2010. The award is a custom Jeff Koons gold bunny sculpture.

Rodarte is awarded the Star Honoree Award from Fashion Group International in 2011.

Rodarte was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Designers Shaping The Future in October 2012.

In May 2014, Rodarte's short film directed by Todd Cole is awarded the People's Choice Webby Award for Branded Scripted Entertainment.

    2014 Webby Award People's Choice- Branded Scripted Entertainment- Won
    2011 Fashion Group International's Star Honoree Award- Won
    2010 National Art Award from Americans for the Arts- Won
    2010 Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards- Won
    2009 United States Artists Fellowships Recipient
    2009 CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year - Won
    2008 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear - Won
    2008 Stella Swiss Textiles Award - Won
    2006 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award - Won