THE AMERICAN LUXURY LABEL RODARTE WAS FOUNDED BY KATE AND LAURA MULLEAVY IN LOS ANGELES IN 2005. A CONCEPTUAL AND INNOVATIVE BRAND, RODARTE IS KNOWN FOR ITS ARTISTIC MIXTURE OF HIGH COUTURE, MODERN FEMININITY, AND CALIFORNIA INFLUENCES. FOR THEIR INTRICATELY CRAFTED,MULTI-LAYERED GARMENTS AND EXPLORATIONS INTO OTHER ART FORMS, KATE AND LAURA MULLEAVY HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND ACCOLADES, INCLUDING THE CFDA WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR, UNITED STATES ARTISTS GRANT, AND COOPER-HEWITT NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD FOR FASHION IN 2009; THE NATIONAL ARTS AWARD FROM AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS IN 2010; AND MOST RECENTLY, THE LEGEND OF FASHION AWARD FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO IN 2013.