New York designer Raul Penaranda has been making his dream a reality designing luxury women's wear with an aesthetic that stands apart with a mix of seductive and sophistication. 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 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. 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 felt his creative impact such as Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Zac Posen and Tommy Hilfiger. He has held key positions as Creative Director of Merchandise and Trend Services, Head Designer and Textile/CAD Designer. His work and story has been featured in major media outlets such as NBC-Universal, Forbes, Fox, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, Vogue-mex, Baccarat Hotel, People magazine, El Tiempo, Hola-US, Hola-Colombia, Hola- Venezuela, News1, NY Post, Marie Claire, Lucky Magazine, Daily News, Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly, Vanidades, Cosmopolitan, ESPN, Al Rojo Vivo, The Cut, The New Yorker, Bravo, Richard Magazine, Cromos, Fashion Mingle, RCN, Blue Radio, W Radio, El Elenco, EFE News, Caracol Television, NTN24, Kenton, Fox Business Live, Fox Latino, Latina Magazine, Ocean Drive, E Entertainment, Fashion news Live, Morgan Stanley, NY Magazine, Latin Grammy’s, Emmy’s, Harper Bazar, Fashion Trendsetter, El Carabobeno, Haute Living, Fashion Indie, My Life Style Magazine, VH1/Divas Daytime, Un Nuevo Dia, Despierta America, Acceso Total, Teen Vogue, Society of Illustrators, The Fashion List, True Fashionista, Top Model Latina, Todo en Domingo and vainstyle Magazine. Recently during New York Fashion Week, Raul's burgeoning style culminated in a tremendous showcasing of ready-to-wear designs entitled “Shine” for Fall 2020. Presenting to his largest audience to date, Raul did not disappoint as his models walked the runway in handmade fashions indicative of his daring yet romantic style that has gained him recognition from American and Latin media. Still, Raul is only getting started and with ten seasons of inspiring collections there is only one demand from the designer ‘SHOW THE WORLD WHO YOU ARE. www.raulpenaranda.com
