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.