Desainer Gaun Pertunangan Meghan Markle Terancam Bangkrut

Daniel Ngantung - wolipop Sabtu, 20 Mar 2021 14:54 WIB

NO SALES. Terms of release, which must be included and passed-on to anyone to whom this image is supplied: USE AFTER 31/05/2018 must be cleared by Kensington Palace. This photograph is for editorial use only. NO commercial use. NO use in calendars, books or supplements. Use on a cover, or for any other purpose, will require approval from Art Partner and the Kensington Palace Press Office. There is no charge for the supply, release or publication of this official photograph. This photograph must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified and must be used substantially uncropped. Copyright in the photographs is vested in Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle. Publications are asked to credit the photograph to Alexi Lubomirski.

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER: In this handout photo provided by Kensington Palace, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for one of two official engagement photos at Frogmore House in December, 2017 in Windsor, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alexi Lubomirski via Getty Images)

Meghan Markle memakai gaun menerawang dari Ralph & Russo untuk foto pertunangannya dengan Pangeran Harry. (Foto: Alexi Lubomirski via Getty Images)

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Nama Ralph & Russo tiba-tiba meroket setelah salah satu gaun karyanya dipakai Meghan Markle untuk foto pertunangan. Namun empat tahun berselang, bisnis rumah mode berbendera Inggris ini berada di ambang kebangkrutan.

Ralph & Russo mengumumkan tengah mengajukan bantuan kepada pemerintah terkait masalah finansial akibat efek pandemi COVID-19.

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Fashion designers Tamara Ralf and Michael Russo acknowledge the audience at the end of the Ralph & Russo show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on February 28, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Butik Ralph & Russo di London. (Foto: Getty Images)

"Langkah ini diambil oleh dewan untuk membantu menstrukturisasi bisnis kami menyusul besarnya dampak pandemi COVID-19 terhadap dunia ritel," demikian pernyataan Ralph & Russo seperti dikutip Daily Mail.

Tahun lalu, Ralph & Russo sempat mendapatkan suntikan dana senilai US$ 50 juta atau setara Rp 718 miliar dari La Perla Fashion Investment B.V.

Tamara Ralph dan Michael Russo (Foto: Getty Images)

Eksis sejak 2010, Ralph & Russo didirikan oleh duo desainer Australia Tamara Ralph dan Michael Russo. Mereka terkenal dengan koleksi be-spoke yang hanya dijual satu versi per negara.

Karya-karya mereka sudah menempel di deretan selebriti ternama. Sebut saja Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow dan Beyonce.

Pada 2017, sorotan dunia tertuju pada Ralph & Russo berkat foto pertunangan Meghan Markle dan Pangeran Harry. Untuk pemotretan tersebut, Meghan berpose dalam balutan gaun menerawang koleksi Autumn/Winter 2016. Diperkirakan harga gaun ini mencapai Rp 1 miliar.

Meghan Markle memakai gaun menerawang dari Ralph & Russo untuk foto pertunangannya dengan Pangeran Harry. (Foto: Alexi Lubomirski via Getty Images)