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PopImpressKA Journal: Richie Rich / American fashion designer, television and film personality and cultural icon

PopImpressKA Journal: Richie Rich /  American fashion designer, television and film personality and cultural icon

by Olga Papkovitch

March 01, 2019


Richie Rich  |  RICHERETTE

Richie Rich is an American fashion designer, television and film personality and cultural icon.  He first rose to prominence in the 1990s, as a part of the group of club personalities, The Club Kids, after becoming a fixture on the New York City club scene. The Club Kids were a group of young New York City dance club personalities notable for its members' flamboyant behavior and outrageous costumes.  The group was also recognized as an artistic and fashion-conscious youth culture and were a definitive force in New York City's underground club culture at the time.

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“Conceived in the club”, Rich went on to launch the critically-acclaimed fashion label, Heathertte,. The collection debuted in 2001 with a runway show during New York Fashion Week, featuring a video by famed photographer, David LaChapelle  After being discovered, the brand became a household name. Heatherette went on to show as a part of the official New York Fashion Week 16 times over a period of nine years, featuring well-known models and celebrities such as: Naomi Campbell, Paris and Nicky Hilton. Anna Nicole Smith, and Kim Kardashian, among many others.  Richie Rich also showed around the world in other fashion weeks, including: Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Moscow, Osaka, and Tokyo, and has been featured in notable publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Time, Newsweek,  Glamour, Elle, People, Paper, Rolling Stone,  Billboard, New York Times and others and has dressed celebrities such as Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Pamela Anderson, Gwen Stefani, David Beckham. Pink, and Miley Cyrus. In addition, Rich  has made numerous appearances on television including America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, etc. and appeared in films such as Zoolander amongst many others.  His celebrity appeal has allowed him to launch numerous successful collaborations including MAC (sold over out in 30 countries), Puma, VANS, Kid Robot, Hello Kitty Couture, Care Bears and The Wizard of Oz.  The products were sold in hundreds of stores worldwide! Focusing on the future and building on Richie Rich’s celebrity status, loyal fan base and whimsical personality, RICHERETTE is an extension of his glamourous lifestyle and includes products ranging from apparel, cosmetics, footwear, and fashion accessories. Pop culture loved Heatherette. Everyone from Paris Hilton and Lydia Hearst to the Backstreet Boys, Foxy Brown and Gwen Stefani was drawn to their taste for sparkly streetwear glam. It was said their shows were the most fun New York had, and all the big models wanted to do it. All the celebrities and everyone wanted to be a part of it.  Next… RICHERETTE!

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Richie Rich

Presents

RICHERETTE  

The Producers Club 358 West 44th Street, NY, NY 10036

Saturday, February 16th, 2019
9pm-11pm

Richie Rich is an American fashion designer, television and film personality and cultural icon.

He first rose to prominence in the 1990s, as a part of the group of club personalities.. The group was also recognized as an artistic and fashion-conscious youth

culture and were a definitive force in New York City underground club culture at the time.

“Conceived in the club,” Rich went on to launch the critically-acclaimed fashion label,

Heatherette, The collection debuted in 2001 with a runway show during New York Fashion

Week, featuring a video by famed photographer, David LaChapelle.  After being discovered, the

brand rapidly became a household name.

Heatherette went on to show as a part of the official New York Fashion Week 16 times over a

period of nine years, featuring well-known models and celebrities such as: Naomi Campbell,

Paris and Nicky Hilton. Anna Nicole Smith, and Kim Kardashian, among many others. Richie

Rich also showed around the world in other fashion weeks, including: Los Angeles, Mexico

City, Miami, Moscow, Osaka, and Tokyo. His looks then and now have been featured in notable publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Time, Newsweek, Glamour, Elle,

People, Paper, Rolling Stone, Billboard, New York Times, among others. Celebrities including Aerosmith became Heatherette fans wearing the collection with great flair.

Find out what's next… Open bar  9 - 11 p.m.

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Richie Rich

Runway show 9:00 p.m. sharp

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Join Models, Influencers, Art Connoisseurs, Jetsetters, Professionals and Fashion Industry Folk for a night of immersive entertainment, surprises, and performances

Contact: Jbisasor123@gmail.com

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www.exquisiteeventsnyllc.com

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Jodie Bisasor
President 
Exquisite Events NY LLC
Cell: (631)353-5565

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