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| Born | Rachel Irene Roy January 15 1974 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Washington Adventist University |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | rachelroy |
Rachel Irene Roy (born 1974)[1] is an Americanfashion designer.
Roy was born inSan Bernardino County, California,[1] and raised inSeaside, California, as a member of theSeventh-day Adventist Church. She graduated fromSeaside High School.[2] Her brother Rajendra Roy is the chief filmcurator of theMuseum of Modern Art in New York.[3] Roy's mother isDutch and her father isBengaliIndian.[4] Roy attendedColumbia Union College (now calledWashington Adventist University) inTakoma Park, Maryland[5] and left to move to New York City where she worked as awardrobe stylist and interned at the fashion labelRocawear.[2]
AtRocawear, she rose to the position of creative director of the women's and children's divisions and met her future husband,Damon Dash.[2][6] In 2004, Roy launched her eponymous fashion collection.[7]
In early 2006, Roy received aBollywood industry award for her contribution to American fashion. In 2007, Roy was inducted into theCouncil of Fashion Designers of America.[8] In June 2008,Jones Apparel Group formed a joint venture with the Rachel Roy brand.[9] However, in 2013, Jones decided to sell itself to another company and to liquidate the Rachel Roy brand. They also planned to sell her trademarks to another firm. Roy fought back and sued Jones Apparel. The judge agreed that she held 100% creative control of her company and could decide on the buyer. The suit was settled and eventually sold to Sycamore Partners.[10] As of 2021, her fashion company, Royale Etenia LLC., operates in partnership with Topson Downs. Royale owns 36% of the company and Dash and Roy maintain a 50-50 ownership of Royale.[10]
Roy also received publicity in the teen market, including inTeen Vogue; in its April 2009 issue, Rachel did a "how to", where she transforms a regular T-shirt into an edgy prom dress.[11]
In August 2009, Roy launched The RACHEL Rachel Roy collection, an affordablediffusion line of sportswear, shoes, and accessories. The label "RACHEL Rachel Roy" is available exclusively atMacy’s in the United States and atThe Bay inCanada. Also in summer 2009, Roy and Grammy Award-winning British pop singer Estelle announced via Roy’s Twitter feed their collaboration on a jewelry line for the Spring 2010 RACHEL Rachel Roy collection.[12] Roy designed a capsule collection in partnership with modelJessica Stam forMacy's stores and RachelRoy.com in Fall 2010.[13] Roy has received many honors for her efforts as a designer, including an ACE AWARD in November 2010.[14] She is an advisor to World of Children, a national non-profit organization that serves underprivileged kids.[15]
In 2018, she was named a UN Women Champion for Innovation, and rewarded for her work with the UN to advocate for gender equality and bring awareness to related issues.[16][17] Roy is also an author. In 2015, she wrote her first book,Design your Life.96 Words for Love, which she cowrote with daughter Ava, was published in 2019.[6]
Clients includeMichelle Obama,[18]Diane Sawyer,Kate Hudson,Jennifer Garner,Kim Kardashian,Iman,Lucy Liu,Sharon Stone,Tyra Banks,Wendy Williams,Penélope Cruz,[19] andMelania Trump.[citation needed]
Rachel Roy divorced her first husbandYinka Dare, before his death from cardiac arrhythmia in 2004.[20] Rachel and Damon Dash married in late 2004,[21] or in 2005,[22] and have two daughters.[23] She filed for divorce in 2009.[23] In April 2015, Roy was awardedsole custody of both daughters;[24] she filed for anorder of protection against Dash. The court granted Roy and her daughters a three-year restraining order against Dash.[25] Days later, Dash filed a lawsuit against her, alleging breach of fiduciary duties and other claims related to Royale Etenia, a fashion company they founded during their marriage.[26][24]
In January, you left Sundance early to jet to Washington with your sister, the designer Rachel Roy, for Michelle Obama's 50th birthday party. Spill.
Rachel's father was a Bengali immigrant who came to the US from Madras.
...Yinka Dare was survived by his former wife, Rachel (Roy), his father, Gabriel, his mother, Joan, his sisters, Christina and Tobi, and his brother, Michael.
...wed ...over the holiday break.
...the 41-year-old entrepreneur...
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