# RUOHAN

> RUOHAN is a ready-to-wear label based in China, started in 2021. Behind the label: Ruohan Nie. Known for minimal, neutral-toned everyday luxury built on fabric and precise tailoring.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Ruohan Nie
- Based: China
- Since: 2021
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Womenswear
- Trained: Parsons School of Design
- Official site: https://ruohan.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruohan.co/

## Who is behind RUOHAN?

Ruohan Nie, a Parsons graduate, founded RUOHAN in March 2021, and it made its debut with a 37-piece AW21 collection. The label calls its approach everyday luxury: minimal clothes in a mostly neutral palette, built on fabric, detail and precise tailoring, and FashionUnited has noted its use of traditional Chinese silk-dyeing techniques. A Lane Crawford scholarship backed its first show, in Shanghai for SS22; it was one of the winners of the Yu Prize in 2022 and joined the official Paris calendar for SS23. In June 2023 it took over the running of its retail network in China. RUOHAN presented on every official Paris womenswear calendar we checked, from FW23 to SS27.

## Timeline

- March 2021: Ruohan Nie founds RUOHAN. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/ruohan)
- 2022: Is named one of the winners of the Yu Prize. (source: https://ruohan.co/pages/about-the-brand)
- June 2023: Takes over the management of its retail network in China. (source: https://ruohan.co/pages/about-the-brand)
- 30 September 2026: Presents SS27 on the official Paris womenswear calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)

## Sources

- [FHCM — RUOHAN house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/ruohan) — checked 2026-10-22
- [RUOHAN — About the brand (official site)](https://ruohan.co/pages/about-the-brand) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FashionUnited — A new wave of Chinese designers sweeps the European fashion industry (28 February 2023)](https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/a-new-wave-of-chinese-designers-sweeps-the-european-fashion-industry/2023022868141) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — official womenswear calendars, FW23 to SS27](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions) — checked 2026-10-22