Georgine
Georgine is a New York-based women's ready-to-wear fashion brand founded by designer Georgine Ratelband in 2014.
Last updated August 31, 2026
Overview
Georgine is a women's ready-to-wear fashion brand founded in New York City in 2014 by designer Georgine Ratelband. The label emerged from Ratelband's early design work and was shaped by an international fashion education: before completing her graduation at Istituto Europeo di Design in 2011, she created a thesis collection that was acquired by a boutique in Antwerp, Belgium. That early commercial interest preceded the formal establishment of the Georgine label and provided an initial connection between Ratelband's design practice and the retail market. The brand's public identity was built primarily through runway presentation and editorial exposure. Georgine presented collections at New York Fashion Week, beginning with its Fall 2014 runway collection. Subsequent documented collections included Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017 ready-to-wear, and Spring 2018 ready-to-wear. These appearances positioned the label within New York's independent designer ecosystem and gave it a recurring platform for presenting seasonal womenswear rather than operating solely as a small private-label or boutique collection. Georgine's visibility expanded rapidly through celebrity dressing. Shortly after the brand launched, Beyoncé wore a Georgine piece on the red carpet at the Tidal X event held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The exposure became an important early publicity moment for the young label. The brand was subsequently associated with garments worn by a broad group of entertainers, actors, models, and public figures, including Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, Lena Dunham, members of the Kardashian family, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mariah Carey, Patina Miller, Elizabeth Gillies, Sarah Rafferty, and Victoria's Secret models such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Romee Strijd. Editorial coverage further supported the label's profile. Georgine's designs appeared in or were covered by fashion publications including Women's Wear Daily, W Magazine, and Vogue Italia. Together, runway exposure, editorial attention, and red-carpet placement formed the brand's principal visibility strategy. The available reference material identifies Georgine as a fashion brand rather than a diversified apparel corporation, and it does not document a parent company, public listing, financial results, retail footprint, or current operating status. Its documented product focus is women's ready-to-wear, with seasonal runway collections serving as the clearest record of its design output. The available sources do not establish whether the brand continues to release collections after the Spring 2018 season.
History
Georgine was founded in New York City in 2014 by fashion designer Georgine Ratelband. Ratelband studied at Istituto Europeo di Design and completed her graduation work in 2011. Before the formal launch of her namesake label, a boutique in Antwerp, Belgium, acquired her thesis collection, giving the designer an early retail connection and an indication of commercial interest in her work. The brand's development was closely tied to the New York fashion calendar. Georgine debuted its first runway collection at New York Fashion Week for Fall 2014. It subsequently documented Fall 2015 and Fall 2016 collections, followed by Spring 2017 ready-to-wear and Spring 2018 ready-to-wear presentations. These collections established Georgine as a seasonal women's ready-to-wear label with a runway-led model and a visible connection to New York's independent fashion scene. Celebrity dressing became a major source of recognition soon after launch. Ratelband reportedly learned that Beyoncé had worn one of her pieces at the red-carpet Tidal X event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The episode provided substantial early exposure, after which Georgine was associated with clothing worn by numerous celebrities and public figures, including Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, Lena Dunham, members of the Kardashian family, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mariah Carey, Patina Miller, Elizabeth Gillies, and Sarah Rafferty. The label also dressed models including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Romee Strijd. Editorial recognition complemented the runway and celebrity strategy. Georgine's designs received attention from Women's Wear Daily, W Magazine, and Vogue Italia. The available material therefore presents the brand's growth as a combination of designer authorship, fashion-week exposure, editorial coverage, and high-profile wearers rather than as the expansion of a large corporate apparel group. The reference material does not identify a parent company, owner separate from the designer, listed entity, financial performance, major retail network, or corporate acquisitions. It also does not confirm the label's operating status after the documented Spring 2018 collection. Georgine is consequently best described as a New York-founded independent women's ready-to-wear brand whose recorded public activity is concentrated in the 2014–2018 fashion-week period and whose recognition was amplified by celebrity and editorial placement.
- 2018Spring 2018 ready-to-wear collection
Georgine's documented collection history includes a Spring 2018 ready-to-wear presentation.
- 2017Spring 2017 ready-to-wear collection
The label presented its Spring 2017 ready-to-wear collection.
- 2016Fall 2016 collection
Georgine continued its seasonal runway program with a Fall 2016 collection.
- 2015Fall 2015 collection
The brand presented its documented Fall 2015 collection.
- 2014Georgine is founded in New York City
Designer Georgine Ratelband launched the women's ready-to-wear label Georgine.
- 2014First New York Fashion Week runway collection
Georgine debuted its Fall 2014 runway collection at New York Fashion Week.
- 2011Ratelband completes graduation work at Istituto Europeo di Design
Before founding Georgine, Georgine Ratelband completed her graduation work at Istituto Europeo di Design. Her thesis collection was acquired by a boutique in Antwerp, Belgium.
Products and positioning
An independent New York women's ready-to-wear label centered on designer-led seasonal collections, runway presentation, editorial fashion coverage, and celebrity red-carpet dressing.
Women's ready-to-wearApparel2014
Georgine's core offering is women's ready-to-wear designed under the direction of Georgine Ratelband. The brand is documented through seasonal runway collections rather than through a separately identified accessories, beauty, or home product division. Its garments also gained visibility through editorial fashion coverage and celebrity red-carpet appearances.
Seasonal runway collectionsFashion collections2014
The label's publicly documented collection program includes Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, and Spring 2018. These presentations at or associated with New York Fashion Week served as the principal public expression of Georgine's design direction and seasonal product development.
Red-carpet and occasionwearOccasionwear
Georgine garments were worn by prominent entertainers, actors, and models, including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and Bella Hadid. The available sources do not identify a separately branded occasionwear line, so this is best understood as a use case for the label's ready-to-wear designs rather than a distinct product division.
Flagship businesses
- Georgine women's ready-to-wear collections
- Georgine Fall 2014 runway collection
- Georgine Spring 2018 ready-to-wear collection
Marketing campaigns
- Celebrity red-carpet dressing
United States · International fashion media
Georgine built visibility through garments worn by celebrities and fashion models. An early highlighted appearance was Beyoncé wearing Georgine at the Tidal X event in Brooklyn, followed by appearances associated with figures such as Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, Tracee Ellis Ross, Mariah Carey, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Romee Strijd.
Outcome. The strategy increased the young label's public recognition and supported coverage in fashion publications, although no quantified commercial outcome is documented.
Leadership
| Name | Title | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Georgine Ratelband | Founder and fashion designer | 2014– |
Recent events
- 2018Georgine continues its New York Fashion Week collection program
The documented seasonal runway record culminated in Georgine Spring 2018 ready-to-wear, following collections presented in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, and Spring 2017.
Product generation - 2014Georgine presents its first runway collection at New York Fashion Week
The brand debuted its first documented runway collection, Georgine Fall 2014, at New York Fashion Week.
Product launch - Beyoncé wears Georgine at the Tidal X event
Shortly after the label launched, Beyoncé wore a Georgine design on the red carpet at Jay-Z's Tidal X event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, bringing early celebrity attention to the brand.
Campaign
Sources
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