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New York, United States

Richard Edwards

  • Polished tailoring
  • Layered classics
  • Soft draping

Richard Edwards was the New York label of designers Richard Bengtsson and Edward Pavlick, active from 1993 to 2002. Beginning with menswear, the duo extended their interest in familiar tailoring and polished simplicity to womenswear, using drape and layered details to modify classic silhouettes.

Portrait of Edward Pavlick and Richard Bengtsson

Edward Pavlick (left) and Richard Bengtsson (right).

QX, April 1999, p.8; photographer not specified · Copyrighted; see source terms. Portrait panel extracted from the scanned page.

Five looks to know

Black dress with white and red layers by Richard Edwards, Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear.

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Black dress with white and red layers

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

Pale and red layers emerge beneath the asymmetric dark dress.

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Tailored suit with pale knee panels by Richard Edwards, Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear.

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Tailored suit with pale knee panels

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

Pale inserts interrupt the suit’s conventional trouser line.

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Black draped dress with red ties by Richard Edwards, Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear.

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Black draped dress with red ties

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

Long red ties contrast with the softly draped black dress.

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Dark textured jacket and trousers by Richard Edwards, Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear.

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Dark textured jacket and trousers

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

A short textured jacket adds richness to dark tailored trousers.

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Black wrapped skirt look by Richard Edwards, Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear.

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Black wrapped skirt look

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

A white fabric accent interrupts an otherwise dark wrapped silhouette.

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Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Richard Edwards — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear

1 piece