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“Tradition With a Twist”: How Designer Robert Rufino Turns Storefronts Into Stages
['Olamide Oyenusi']
Interview Magazine
TUESDAY 5:37 PM SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 GREENWICH VILLAGERobert Rufino has spent decades turning panes of glass into stages.
Most people don’t know what that is today, but it was a townhouse and I started my career there when I was in my early twenties.
The ceilings were like 45-feet tall and it was just the best music, best shoe department, best accessories.
I think she’s very private and I don’t know what she’s like, but she was once our customer at Bendel’s.
RUFINO: Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but the best diamonds ever were Elsa Peretti’s Diamonds by the Yard.
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