got real about coming out of retirement to style “icons” like and how they’ve collaborated on her evolving style. “I was , but it keeps calling me back,” Roach, 45, exclusively told at the Abbey’s Relaunch Party in Hollywood on Thursday, June 20. “I came back because of Zendaya, and now I did something with and , so I think I .
” Having worked closely with Zendaya, 27, as her stylist over the years, Roach gushed about their strong bond. “We’ve grown up together so we’ve just evolved together,” he said, noting that her style is always “evolving.” Despite announcing his retirement from the fashion world in March 2023, Roach recently helped Zendaya switch up her look during the Challengers press tour, which saw her wearing tennis-themed gowns, pleated skirts and more.
She even went blonde for the movie’s era. Some of Zendaya’s go-to designers include Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Thom Browne, Jacquemus and more. Roach told that the former Disney Channel star “still” hasn’t worn some of the designers that refused to dress her early in her career.
“It’s true still, and there are some of those designers that she still hasn’t worn,” he said, reminiscing on the “big five” brands — Saint Laurent, Chanel, Gucci, Valentino and Dior. “But there’s no grudges. I love everybody.
I don’t hold any grudges anymore. We’re beyond that.” Roach also told that Dion’s level has taught him “how to be a better stylist.
” “She is.
