Law Roach teams up with T.J. Maxx weeks after moving away from celebrity styling
- After announcing his retirement, celebrity stylist Law Roach confirmed a new project with T.J. Maxx.
- Speaking to People magazine, Roach said he was looking for work with "more fulfillment."
Less than a month after announcing his move away from celebrity styling, Law Roach has confirmed a new partnership with off-price retailer T.J. Maxx.
Roach, 44, announced his departure from styling through a now-deleted Instagram post, writing: "My Cup is empty….. thank you to everyone who've supported me and my career over the years. Every person that trusted me with their image, I'm so grateful for you all."
He added: "If this business was just about the clothes I would do it for the rest of my life but unfortunately it's not! The politics, the lies and false narratives finally got me! You win … I'm out."
In a statement to Insider, Roach, who is best known for working with Zendaya on her best and most daring red carpet looks, said he was taking a "step away from celebrity styling" to focus on himself. He later clarified that he wasn't "breaking up" with Zendaya as they shared a "real love," and "not the fake industry love."
Since his announcement, Roach has clearly been busy making plans for his next steps – including partnering with T.J.Maxx to curate its first fashion presentation, featuring 15 looks from The Runway, the retailer's premium designer offering.
Speaking to People magazine earlier this week, Roach said that his "soul" had been telling him to make his work "a little bit more accessible to the people. You work so hard and you save your money, and T.J. Maxx has always made it more accessible."
Roach curated the fashion presentation using merchandise from The Runway at T.J.Maxx. Clothing items listed in the section on tjmaxx.com range from $12.99 to $4,199.
"I've always been a Maxxinista," he told the outlet. "I'm proud to say that because before my career blossomed, T.J. Maxx was where I would go to get a piece."
Roach previously discussed his career and love of fashion in an interview with Insider's Amanda Krause in February.
"Being from the South Side of Chicago and going to church every Sunday, I always look at that as my first fashion show. And I always credit my grandmother as my biggest fashion inspiration. Clothes and fashion were always such important things to her," he said.
"That stuck with me and was always a part of who I was, but you know, I came up when social media wasn't around. The world didn't seem as small as it does now," Roach added.
Later in the interview, he named Zendaya's 2015 Vivienne Westwood Academy Awards look as one of his most meaningful styling moments.
Saturday marked the first time that Roach, who worked with the "Euphoria" actor for years and almost single-handedly transformed her into a style it-girl in Hollywood, was spotted with Zendaya since he announced his departure from celebrity styling in March.
The duo, along with Tom Holland, attended a glamorous gala in Mumbai, India for the opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
Correction: April 3, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misstated Law Roach's involvement in his partnership with T.J.Maxx. He curated a fashion presentation using pieces that are available at The Runway online and in select T.J.Maxx stores.