that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ralph & russo type privately held industry fashion founded 2007 london united kingdom founder tamara ralph & michael russo headquarters london key people tamara ralph creative director michael russo ceo products haute couture accessories number of employees 200 website www.ralphandrusso.com ralph & russo is a british luxury goods company and haute couture fashion house . it became the first and only british house to be elected by the chambre syndicale de la haute couture to show its collection on the official schedule at paris haute couture week alongside brands such as chanel dior and valentino . 1 the chambre syndicale s former president didier grumbach was quoted as saying we expect savoir faire which is being lost and they ralph & russo have it . 2 the house was founded in 2007 by duo tamara ralph creative director and michael russo ceo and within a very short time established itself as one of the world s fashion houses . 3 in 2013 tamara ralph and michael russo both joined marissa mayer and mark zuckerberg on fortune magazine s prestigious 40 under 40 . jointly listed at 39 tamara and michael are two of the youngest stars recognised by fortune and the only fashion company to be acknowledged cementing their presence influence and status in the fashion world . 4 in 2014 the privately held company controlled and run by tamara ralph and michael russo was valued at an undisclosed nine figure sum . 5 contents 1 creative director tamara ralph 2 maisons and retail boutiques 3 notable clients 4 references creative director tamara ralph edit creative director ralph was born to a mother who is an interior designer and former stylist a grandfather who was a cordwainer and a great grandmother and grandmother who were both couturiers . she supposedly grew up absorbing four generations of history and knowledge of design and became passionate about fashion after watching her grandmother and mother design and create dresses for clients in their home . 6 at the age of 12 self taught from her family ralph started running up clobber for herself and friends who were prepared to pay for her designs . by the age of 15 ralph was selling her own clothes to private clients and independent boutiques in australia . ralph went on to study at the whitehouse institute of design in sydney before moving to london and establishing the house of ralph & russo with russo . 7 in 2010 ralph was asked by beyonc to design the gown for her white house performance and later in 2013 to design the outfits for her the mrs. carter show world tour . 8 in 2012 the victoria and albert museum showcased ralph s designs in the ballgowns british glamour since 1950 exhibition in addition to other collaborations with the walt disney company and swarovski . 9 throughout 2012 and 2013 angelina jolie commissioned ralph & russo to design pieces for numerous film premieres and humanitarian events around the world . 10 maisons and retail boutiques edit ralph & russo boutique in harrods . ralph & russo opened its flagship maison in london s prestigious mayfair shortly followed by another in paris on rue francois 1er . 11 in 2015 the brand opened its first retail experience in the harrods superbrand area alongside the stores other 11 biggest luxury brands including valentino dior prada and gucci . 12 13 notable clients edit international royalty celebrities and some influential people have become clients of ralph & russo including hrh sheikha mozah of qatar 14 hh princess ameera al taweel of saudi arabia and celebrities such as beyonc 15 aishwarya rai bachchan 16 & angelina jolie . 17 references edit http www.thesundaytimes.co.uk sto news uk news people article1347068.ece http www.thesundaytimes.co.uk sto news uk news people article1347068.ece http www.drapersonline.com news ralph and russo 1943339 . article http money.cnn.com magazines fortune 40 under 40 2013 full list index.html iid 40under13 sp full http www.vogue.co.uk news 2014 06 23 ralph and russo investment british couture label john caudwell http www.harrodsmagazine.com section fashion aug 2013 ralph russo http www.coutts.com news and insights coutts woman 2011 september features tamara ralph http www.graziadaily.co.uk fashion news beyonce knowles opens mrs carter world tour in ralph russo couture http www.vogue.co.uk news 2011 11 17 v and a famous dress exhibition beyonce mcqueen http www.harpersbazaar.com celebrity red carpet dresses best dressed list 060713 http diarydirectory.blogspot.co.uk 2013 08 ralph russo to open sloane street.html http www.harrods.com harrodsstore globalpages eventarticle.aspx id ce72b568 e851 4d69 b77b c3c70f204b26 http www.vogue.co.uk news 2015 01 12 ralph and russo harrods boutique superbrands space http www.vanityfair.com style 2013 03 photos best dressed first ladies slideshow item3 4 http www.graziadaily.co.uk fashion news beyonce knowles opens mrs carter world tour in ralph russo couture http indianexpress.com photos entertainment gallery cannes 2015 aishwarya rai bachchan looks exquisite in ralph russo voluminous gown http www.harpersbazaar.com bazaar blog best dressed list 060713 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ralph % 26 russo & oldid 736230276 categories high fashion brandsfashionhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2015all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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