Rachel Roy is an actress, stylist, journalist, designer and just a talented woman from New York. The main occupation of her now is the design of clothes and shoes, perfumes, cosmetics and jewelry.
The Rachel Roy brand is widely known in the USA. The couturier, creator and owner of this brand is the unrivaled Rachel Roy.
Biography. Start
The future couturier was born in the small town of Monterey in Northern California on January 15, 1974. Her mother is Dutch and her father is from India. Such an interesting combination of genes gave the girl an unusual, exotic appearance. From childhood, Roy dreamed of being a clothing designer. Instead of picture books, she spent her entire childhood looking at Vogue magazines and collecting them. Now the designer just has a huge collection of fashion magazines.
The future couturier began working at the age of 14. At such a young age, she got a job as a sales assistant in a fashion boutique. Here, Rachel showed herself as a stylist - she picked up whole fashionable images for visitors to the Contempo Casuals boutique.
After graduating from high school in Monterey, the girl went to study at Columbia College. The Adventist University of Maryland is the next educational institution in the summary of Roy. Rachel studied at this university with a degree in Art.
Career
After graduation, Rachel Roy moves to New York. First, she is hired as a stylist in fashion boutiques, then she gets a job in a magazine specializing in fashion trends.
All this fuss did not fully suit the girl. Rachel began her real career growth after moving to the Rocawear brand store. This store specializes in selling clothing for youth. Having started working here as a simple trainee, after a short amount of time, Rachel becomes the creative director of the company. They entrust her with two directions at once - children's and women's clothing. Thanks to the talent and hard work of the girl, sales in the store in a short time increased along with the rating in the list of fashionable shopping brands.
Working at Rocawear gave Rachel the opportunity to completely lead the development of fashion collections. And these collections were received by critics very positively.
Personal life
Basketball player Yinki Dare became the first husband of Rachel Roy. Rachel’s personal life did not work out with him. Shortly after the wedding, Dare unexpectedly died of a heart attack. The next chosen one, Rachel Roy, was co-founder of Rocawear Damon Desh. Almost 10 years passed from the moment Damon and Rachel met before their wedding. Damon Desch is not only one of the owners of Rocawear, but also a producer and famous musician.
Roy and Desch have been married for 6 years - from 2005 to 2011. During these years, they had two daughters - Tallulah and Ava, who can often be seen in the photo with Rachel Roy.
The start of a life with Desch coincided for the designer with the departure of Rocawear and the opening of his own business and the Rachel Roy brand. Of course, her husband helped Rachel in every way with her new business. To raise start-up capital for Roy, Damon had to sell his shares in co-founder of Rocawear store. Rachel Roy - photos with her husband prove it - was happy in marriage.
Damon Desh was for some time the producer of the popular musician Jay Z. In 2014, a scandal erupted in the press over allegedly Jay Z cheating on his wife, singer Beyonce and Rachel Roy. Rachel herself denied such rumors in every possible way.
Rachel Roy Brand
A key feature of the Rachel Roy brand is a combination of practicality, convenience and femininity, elegance and exoticism. Clothing of this brand is designed for successful women who are trying to combine career and family life. Rachel says that in the clothes of her brand, a woman can go both to a party or to a business meeting.
In 2006, the creator of the brand was awarded an award for his contribution to the formation of fashion in the United States. In 2007, Rachel became an honorary member of the SFDA and received the award for the best quick launch of the brand and for the unique design of accessories. Roy was several times in the top 10 most stylish women in America.
Rachel leads an active social life. She is friends with many famous people and organizes a joint business with them. In 2009, a collection of jewelry, developed by Roy together with singer Estelle, was published. In 2010, Roy was engaged in the creation of a clothing collection along with the popular model Jesse Stam. In 2012, Roy released the first shoe collection in the history of the brand.
Rachel Roy brand director is Marianna Tesler, a former Givenchy CEO.
