About Raul Peñaranda
His collections celebrate the intrinsic beauty of the human spirit with his one of a kind expert craftsmanship and beautiful use of luxurious fabrics to create a uniquely avant-garde yet wearable collection. Through this uncompromising style, Raul has dared to be himself and only two years after debuting at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week back in 2010 was declared by FORBES magazine as one of the fastest growing fashion entrepreneurs to come out of the small business industry with his 100% USA manufactured ready to wear fashion line for women and Vogue Mexico named Raul “The New King of New York Fashion Week” for his extraordinary craftsmanship, attention to detail and exquisite style. Recently he became a member of “Friends of the CFDA” under the leadership of Thom Browne and Jordan Roth.
Raul was born in Cali, Colombia. He grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to Miami, Florida with his family as a young adult. In 2000, Raul relocated to New York City where he was offered a freelance design position at Liz Claiborne, while enrolled at F.I.T and Parson’s. Over the next ten years, some of the industry’s most established fashion houses and CFDA members felt his creative impact such as Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Zac Posen, Nicole Miller and Tommy Hilfiger. He has held key positions as Creative Director of Merchandise and Trend Services, Head Designer and Textile/CAD Designer.
Raul is only getting started and with 16 seasons (31 collections uninterrupted at NYFW) of inspiring and sustainable luxury pieces crafted with kindness; there is only one demand from the designer SHOW THE WORLD WHO YOU ARE.
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