T.A. Rudder was born and raised in New York by West Indian parents from the Caribbean Islands of Jamaica and Trinidad.

She studied at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, obtaining degrees in both Fashion Illustration and Production Management.
Following in the footsteps of her maternal grandmother, a bridal and eveningwear designer, Rudder launched ‘Une Femme New York,’ a luxury sleep and loungewear brand which seeks to embrace the long-forgotten elegance of a woman’s trousseau, reimagining it for today’s wearer.Using deadstock silks, cottons, and vintage quilts, she develops collections inspired by historic sleepwear and period dramas; each collection reads as whimsical, romantic, and utterly feminine.