Kate & Laura Mulleavy

Kate Mulleavy was born February 11, 1979 and laura Mulleavy was born on August 31 1980 in Pasadena, California.

Kate and Laura received liberal arts degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001. Kate studied art history with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Laura focused her studies on literature and the Modem novel.

Following graduation from university, both Kate and Laura returned to their home in Pasadena where they launched Rodarte.

The Mulleavy sisters have received a number of industry awards since the line's inception in 2005. The sisters have also collaborated with Gap, and most recently Target, on limited edition pieces.

After their initial collection of just 10 pieces, the Mulleavys appeared on the cover of Women's Wear Daily and had a meeting with US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

On November 13 2008, The Mulleavy sisters won one of fashion's biggest monetary awards, The Swiss Textiles Award in Zurich Switzerland, worth 100,000 euros. Rodarte beat other fashion designers like Jean-Pierre Braganza, Richard Nicoll and Louise Goldin to the prize. They were the first women to win the award and the first winners from outside Europe. The jury for the prize included New York fashion designer Patricia Field. In a radio interview just after they received their accolade Kate and Laura Mulleavy said their sibling relationship is critical to their work and their success.

Kate and laura Mulleavy are one of the 50 recipients to win the 2009 united States Artists Fellowships.