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Anyone with even a soupçon of learning about the fashion industry has probably heard Law Roach’s name. The Chicago native has worked with celebrities such as Celine Dion and Kerry Washington but is probably best known for his longtime imaginative relationship with award-winning actress Zendaya.
Before a Sept. 29 appearance at Thalia Hall connected with the Chicago Humanities Festival and his fresh book, How to Develop a Fashion Icon: Notes on Confidence from the World’s Only Image Architect (out Oct. 1), Roach talked with Windy City Times about queerness, retirement, Zendaya—and, of course, fashion.
NOTE: This conversation was edited for clarity and length.
Windy Capital Times: For some reason, I associate you with Recent York City. I didn’t know that you grew up in Chicago. What was that like?
Law Roach: First of all, everybody thinks that I grew up in Modern York or that I’m from Modern York. But, no—I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. I was there until I made my move to L.A. in 2014. I do think that if you increase up in Chicago you have a certain hustle, for lack of a better word. Chicago has go-getters. If you have a goal, you establish your mind to doing everything to
Law Roach Opens Up About Zendaya, Celine Dion and How Hustling Led to Fame
Law Roach’s label is linked to celebrities like Zendaya, Celine Dion and Ariana Grande, but the stylist gave equal billing to his hardscrabble upbringing in a discuss at 92Y Sunday night.
During a “Fashion Icons” conversation with Fern Mallis in New York, the American talent was upfront about his mother’s struggles with addiction, and his willingness as a teenager to do “whatever he felt he needed to do to survive.” At the age of 14, his mother moved out of their Chicago house with his brothers and told Roach he would need to work to provide for himself. That instilled in him a sense of survival that at one point led to stealing. Toward the end of the 85-minute speak, he said, “You guys know the back story. I really came from nothing — going to bed greedy, sleeping on the floors at nighttime. All of these distinguished accomplishments and accolades are just by-products of the hard work [I’ve done.] That makes me feel so great and appreciated. Also, to be a queer Ebony man and hold people appreciate my contributions to fashion and the ways that I&rsqu
5 Things To Know About Rule Roach
If anyone is going to critique when the queens of season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race present on the main stage, it’s Law Roach. One of the most in-demand stylists in the world, he has built a business and a brand as not only one of the most fashion-forward people living today, but also someone who has an amazing eye for what will operate on any celebrity, including himself.
Roach was named as one of the celebrity guest judges for the forthcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, joining fellow stars favor Charlize Theron, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Becky G. He’s a fashion expert, and based from his past appearances on TV shows, he’s not likely to hold back.
For those who aren’t very invested in fashion, or who simply might not be familiar with the stylist and TV host, read on to learn more about him before his judging stint on RuPaul’s Drag Race begins.
Clientele
Roach’s illustrious clientele — or, perhaps his past clientele, but more on that in a minute — reads like a who’s who of global icons. He has been responsible for dre
EP. 24 — Law Roach
Stylist, host, and icon Statute Roach joins Jameela this week to discuss growing up gay in the southside of Chicago, going from stealing clothes to attend balls to judging HBOMax’s ballroom competition show Famous, how dressing Celine Dion in a Titanic sweatshirt went viral, how he became Zendaya’s stylist, and his passion for giving black people opportunities in the fashion world.
Transcript
IWEIGH-024-20200917-RoachLaw-ACv01-DYN.mp3 JAMEELA JAMIL [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to another episode of “I Weigh” with Jameela Jamil. You’re alright? I’m fine. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of wonderful, wonderful DMs and messages and comments from all of you about in particular last week’s episode with Katherine Ryan. She is a fabulous comedian and scribe and actress. And she was on the display talking to me about many things to complete with feminism and, and surviving comedy as a woman. But also she came on and talked to me in depth about a miscarriage that she went through this year. And she was so, so open and vulnerable and informative about it. And it