The always divine and truly ageless, 81 year old Carmen Dell 'Orefice was at the Chado Ralph Rucci show, Sunday night at MBFW at Lincoln Center.
Naturally there was pandemonium, (particularly since she took to the catwalk twice this week). Carmen's star and luminous beauty has never faded and everyone came over to pay homage to her in her perennial front row perch.
In June, Jeffry Aronsson, who runs the consulting and brand management firm The Aronsson Group, joined the company as CEO. His lovely wife Wendy, is a long time client and friend. She teased me that fabulous things were in the hopper, knowing I am a die hard Rucci fan, but kept mum until the formal announcement.
This is great news for Ralph Rucci, who's company never suffered from lack of his creative talents, but will only benefit from Aronsson's much acclaimed business acumen. With long stints as CEO of Emanuel Ungaro, Donna Karan International, Marc Jacobs International and Oscar de la Renta, Aronsson knows what it takes to balance beautiful fashion with the realities of the marketplace.
