Ruben Toledo Wiki

Ruben Toledo was born in 1961 and from Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban-American artist based in New York City. On August 26, 2019, she passed away at the age of 59 and she died of breast cancer, her studio said in an email Monday.

Isabel Toledo with an avant-garde flair who created former first lady Michelle Obama’s standout lemon grass-colored sheath dress and matching overcoat for her husband’s in 2009 inauguration.

The Toledos first met in high school in West New York, New Jersey. Ruben famously fell in love with Isabel at first sight, though it would take more than a decade for her to discover her romantic feelings.

Ruben Toledo Career

Ruben Toledo is a painter, sculptor, illustrator, reporter and fashion chronicler, as well as surrealist wit of great renown. The continuous, sudden changes of fashion and the body language of style are two constant themes of his work which is naturally inspired by a Latin flavor but which is also strictly connected with the American pop culture for its capability of modern synthesis.

Ruben Toledo is the author of the famous “Style Dictionary”, a collection of unforgettable images which, under the form of drawings and watercolors, meld fashion at its most ephemeral with style at its most abiding.

Furthermore, he has painted murals, portraits, and album covers and been the inspired creator of very personal illustrations for the top fashion magazines, among them “Uomo Vogue”, “Harper’s Bazar”, “Paper” and “Interview”.

His work has been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. According to CeramicaBardelli.

Ruben Toledo Age

How old is Ruben Toledo? was born in 1961 and from Havana, Cuba and he is 58 years old as of 2019. Ruben and Isabel Toledo were the recipients of the 2005 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for their work in fashion.

Toledo’s work grabbed attention after Obama wore some of her looks at the inauguration, including the lemongrass shift dress in wool and lace. Obama had been a fan of Toledo before donning the famous outfit.

Demi Moore, Debi Mazar, and Debra Messing are among celebrities who have worn Isabel Toledo’s creations, both on-screen and on red carpets. Toledo arrived in West New York, New Jersey, from Cuba as a teenager, later attending but not graduating from fashion college in New York.

She met her collaborator and husband, the illustrator and painter Ruben Toledo, in high school. She was an independent designer who later eschewed runways for museum exhibitions, starting in the late 1990s.

Ruben Toledo Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth of him is $3.5 Million USD as of 2019. He stands 5 feet 6 inch tall and weighs around 75 KG.