IN THE FALL OF 2006, THE TEAM BEHIND THE ROZAE NICHOLS BRAND LAUNCHED AN INSPIRED THIRD DIVISION-- R.N. CONVERTIBLE. R.N. CONVERTIBLE IS ABOUT CASUAL LUXURY DESIGNED AND DRAPED FOR EASE, COMFORT AND VERSATILITY. THESE PIECES LAYER INTO ONE ANOTHER AND ADD MORE POSSIBILITIES TO THE ARTISANAL COMPONENTS OF ROZAE NICHOLS. BORN IN LOS ANGELES, CLOTHING DESIGNER ROZAE NICHOLS WORKED AS A DESIGNER IN HONG KONG, PARIS AND LOS ANGELES BEFORE LAUNCHING HER EPONYMOUS LINE IN 1993. ROZAE NICHOLS HAS DEVELOPED A DISTINCT VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT HAS EARNED HER A FOLLOWING WORLD WIDE. AS DESIGNER OF BOTH HER COLLECTION'S GARMENTS AND THE TEXTILES FROM WHICH THEY ARE MADE, NICHOLS FAVORS HAND FINISHING AND SURFACE DETAILING FASHIONED INTO A FRESH AND INTRIGUING HARMONIOUS WHOLE. IN HER FIRST COLLECTION, NICHOLS INTRODUCED ELEMENTS THAT HAVE SINCE BECOME HER SIGNATURE INCLUDING MARROW-EDGED LEATHERS, SHEER SILK PIECES FOR LAYERING, FUSED RUBBER SEAMING AND EXTENSIVE HAND FINISHING. ETHICAL BUSINESS AND LABOR PRACTICES ARE CORE VALUES FOR THE COMPANY AND INFORM THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS.