Born in New Jersey of cuban-american parents, fashion designer narciso rodriguez reeived his formal education at the famous ParsonÕs School of Design in New York. Following freelance work in New YorkÕs garment industry, he joined Anne Klein under Donna Karan, and later Calvin Klein designing womenÕs ready-to-wear.
In 1995, Rodriguez became design director of TSE where he presented ready-t-owear collections for Men and women in New York simultaneously. Rodriguez was appointed design director of cerruti in Paris. It was at errutu that Narciso received worldwide attention when he designed the bias cut sheath wedding dress that his friend Carolyn Bessette would wear when she married John Kennedy Jr.
In October 1997, the first womenÕs ready-to-wear collection under the Narciso Rodriguez label, in partnership with italian manufacturer Aeffe, was presented in Milan for the Spring/Summer 1998 season. Following the collection, Rodriguez was awarded Òbest new designerÓ at the vogue VH1 fashion awards in New York city and the ÒPerry Ellis AwardÓ for best new designer by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Loewe, the Spanish luxury house established in Madrid i 1846 and owned by LVMH since January 1997, appointed rodriguez as Design Director of the WomenÕs ready-to-wear collection. The first runway presentation for Loewe was held in March 1997 during the Fall/Winter 1998 season.
For his Fall/Winter 2001 ready-to-wear collection, Narciso Rodriguez decided to return to New York. Narciso is the first designer in history to receive the womenswear designer of the year award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America consecutively in 2002 and 2003. He has continued to show his collections in New York, having joined a new generation of designers known for exquisite tailoring and fine design and craftmanship.
