RHIÉ WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2011 BY RIE YAMAGATA. BEGUN AS A KNITWEAR CAPSULE, THE COLLECTION QUICKLY EVOLVED TO FULLY ENCOMPASS THE BREADTH OF A MODERN WARDROBE. IN DESIGNING RHIÉ, YAMAGATA DISTILLS AN IMAGE OF AN INTELLIGENT, FRESHLY REFINED WOMAN WHO KNOWS THE VALUE OF DETAIL AND QUALITY MATERIALS. HALLMARKS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE SUBTLE DETAILS, BEAUTIFUL TAILORING AND QUALITY FABRICS AND YARNS. RHIÉ IS A BRAND THAT SPEAKS IN A LANGUAGE OF PRECISION WHILE HAVING AN ELEMENT OF EASE.

RIE YAMAGATA WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES TO AN ARTIST FATHER AND A MOTHER WHOSE FAMILY WAS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY. HER DESIGN CAREER BEGAN WITH HER EDUCATION AT NEW YORK'S PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN. SHE EARNED A B.A. IN WOMENSWEAR AT LONDON'S CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS BEFORE ASSUMING POSTS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN FOR SUCH WORLD RENOWNED DESIGNERS AS TSUMORI CHISATO AND PHILLIP LIM. RHIÉ IS HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK AND AVAILABLE AT SOME OF THE FINEST RETAILERS AND SPECIALTY BOUTIQUES IN THE UNITED STATES, ASIA, EUROPE, AND MIDDLE EAST. WITH HER VERY FIRST COLLECTION, YAMAGATA WAS NAMED A "DESIGNER TO WATCH" BY INSTYLE US AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS "RISING STAR" AWARD FOR WOMENSWEAR BY THE FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL