Nearly 500 Ralph Rucci garments from 1978 to 2015 join Cornell collection

Nearly 500 Ralph Rucci garments from 1978 to 2015 have joined the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, the university's teaching collection, WWD reported. The haute couture, hand-finished clothing under Paris rules, and made-to-order, cut for individual clients, are open to students, researchers and the public for the first time in more than a decade.