From the Studio to the Kitchen: Lessons in Styling With Law Roach and Chef Romilly Newman
On a sunny spring day at Vogue’s headquarters in New York, celebrity stylist and contributing editor Law Roach entered the building. Known as the fashionable force behind Zendaya’s red carpet looks and most recently for his not two but three global Vogue covers, Roach is definitely not retired anymore.
Straight from back-to-back press tours with his client and long-time friend, Zendaya, for Dune and Challengers, Roach sat down with Vogue’s Christian Allaire for an intimate conversation about lessons in styling. On the heels of his Vogue covers starring Zendaya and on the day of his third cover release for Vogue France with Celine Dion, there was much to discuss.
“When it comes to styling, I see individual women. I don’t see trends.” Law began. “I just want to feel something and want the women to feel empowered in what they’re wearing.”
Growing up, Roach first fell in love with fashion by watching his grandmothers get ready for church on Sunday. “I have a deep-rooted love for women and being a woman is such an art form,” Roach told Vogue. The born and raised in Chicago native is now traveling the world with his growing roster of international talent.
From his experience with Anna Wintour and photographer Annie Leibovitz on the American Vogue May 2024 cover with custom haute couture looks with Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Dolce Gabbana, Dior, Giambattista Valli, Fendi, Loewe, Simon Rocha, and Louis Vuitton to collaborating with head of editorial content Chioma Nnadi for British Vogue’s dual cover, Roach continues to push the boundaries to turn his unimaginable dreams into a reality.
On the topic of the sporty Grace Wales Bonner look for the British Vogue May 2024 cover, Roach felt strongly that an emerging English designer should take center stage. The track jacket and running shorts set helped bring the cover character to life.“She felt equally like a ‘cool girl’ in London and a model from an old Benetton ad from back in the ’80s when everybody was so happy and jumping,” Law explained. “So that became the mood of the shoot and Zendaya is amazing at becoming whoever that subject is.”
After collaborating for 14 years, the synergy between Roach and Zendaya, both on and off the set, is truly incomparable. “It’s a real, organic, authentic love for each other that has grown beyond fashion,” Roach smiled.
Back at 1 World Trade Center, it only made sense to give the audience a quick trip down memory lane by displaying a few of Zendaya’s iconic looks, including a butterfly-inspired gown by Jeremy Scott for Moschino, a ready-to-wear look from Christopher John Rogers that she wore to the Emmy Awards in 2020, and a feathery Marc Jacobs mini-dress.
