How to Build a Fashion Icon: Notes on Confidence from the Worlds Only Image Architect
By (Author) Law Roach
Abrams
Abrams Image
7th November 2024
10th October 2024
United States
General
Non Fiction
746.92092
Hardback
176
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 25mm
454g
A groundbreaking confidence manifesto by world famous stylist and image architect Law Roach
Law Roach is the mastermind behind looks that have broken the Internet time and againfrom Zendaya at the Met Gala to Anya Taylor-Joy at the Golden Globes, from Lewis Hamiltons iconic streetwear to Cline Dions style renaissance. Nobody knows better than Law how to turn an outfit into a moment of fashion history. In a little over a decade, hes gone from industry outsider to the most buzzed-about name in style, having been honored, for the second year in a row, with the Hollywood Reporters prestigious Stylist of the Year award. Now, for the first time ever, Law shares the secrets of his approach. With How to Build a Fashion Icon, he takes readers behind the scenes of his process and journey, revealing his tips, tricks, and most memorable styling moments to show readers how to live their most iconic and fashionable lives. Part self-help guide, part manifesto, this book will guide readers step-by-step through that process, and along the way, Law will weave in personal anecdotesfrom his childhood in the Southside of Chicago to the first time he styled Zendayawith practical exercises to help readers cultivate the most essential feature of iconic style: confidence.
Law Roach is a stylist and image architect who has worked with A-list celebrities including Zendaya, Celine Dion, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Venus Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Tom Holland, and many more. He is the first African American to be featured on the cover of The Hollywood Reporters Most Powerful Stylists issue. He is the co-host of E!s eccentric new fashion competition series OMG Fashun and was a judge on the hit TV show Americas Next Top Model. Roach has been interviewed and featured at length in outlets including the New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harpers Bazaar, the Guardian, and more. In April 2022, he was named the West Coast contributing editor of British Vogue.