“I have a brand, I have a president, I have partners that have a shared vision,” stated Roy. Her brand has gone through quite a few shakeups over the past year and a half. Her decade-old collection closed and 2014 also marked the dissolution of her partnership with Jones Apparel Group—resulting in a lawsuit.
Roy won the first round of the suit and the rest of the case was settled in court. She also moved across the country to Los Angeles, which happened to be kismet. She met the partners who are helping her rebuild her designer line in California: Denise Johnston who is her company’s president and Daniel Abramovitch who is the CEO and a partner in Topson Downs, the company that now owns a majority stake in RR.
By her Fashion Week plans, Roy still has strong ties to NYC and even opened a new showroom and office in the Big Apple earlier this year. Of the vision behind her main line, she said, “It was created as a need that I had to look the same way at eight in the morning and eight at night. Basically, it’s for working woman. If you’re not working, then it’s for women who have very full lives.”
Of the sister line, Rachel Rachel Roy, she had this to say: “Rachel Roy is the bigger sister to Rachel Rachel Roy. She is at a point in her career where she can afford that price point. Everything can last in her wardrobe, whereas Rachel Rachel Roy can have more fun with prints and colors and take more chances.”
Exciting news! We’ll be tuned in to Rachel Roy’s website to see how things unfold.
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