Law Roach reveals Zendaya’s fashion snubs
Celebrity stylist Law Roach revealed on “The Cutting Room Floor” podcast that Emmywinning US actress Zendaya has not worn looks from five fashion houses that did not dress her early in her career.
“I would write the big five. I would write Saint Laurent, Chanel, Gucci, Valentino, Dior, and they would all say, ‘No, try again next year. She’s too green. She’s not on our calendar,’” Roach said during the interview. “I still have the receipts,” he continued. “By the time she got to (the cover of) American Vogue (in 2017), she still had never worn any of those designers. She still hasn’t.” Roach, who styles the “Challengers” and “Dune” despite retiring from professional styling over a year ago, clarified that Zendaya has worn designs by the “big five” in editorial shoots, but not during public appearances.
“She still has never worn Dior on a carpet. She still has never worn Chanel on a carpet. She has still never worn Gucci on a carpet — any press, any appearance, never. Never,” Roach said. “The first time she wore Valentino in public is when she had a contract.”
He continued, “When I said,
‘If you say no, it’ll be a no forever,’ that rang true for a long, long time.”
He most recently styled the in-demand star for this year’s Met Gala, where she served as one of the co-chairs. Zendaya arrived in a custom Maison Margiela gown by John Galliano and then made a second appearance in an archival Givenchy look.