 For twelve years de Ribes created ready-to-wear collections, using marketing techniques to attract famous and elegant international clients such as Joan Collins, Raquel Welch, Barbara Walters, Baroness von Thyssen, Cher, Danielle Steel, , and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild.Her first fashion show was held in the home of Yves Saint Laurent.Her creations have been positively received with fashion journalists Hebe Dorsey of the "International Herald Tribune" and John Fairchild of "Women's Wear Daily" singing her praises.