Handle with Care
Handle with Care
Adam Charlap Hyman and Laura Kugel
Episode 11: Ralph Rucci
34 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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In Episode 11 of Handle with Care, Adam and Laura meet the great couturier, Ralph Rucci, who founded his company Chado Ralph Rucci in 1994. Rucci was the first American designer in more than 60 years to be invited to show in Paris by the French Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, then showing his collections for the next five seasons. Recording from his Upper East Side apartment lined with plate glass mirrors, and simultaneously perusing the scrapbooks he makes after each collection, Ralph...