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Lawrence “Law” Roach is a retired American fashion stylist, best-known for his work with Zendaya, Céline Dion and Anya Taylor-Joy. Additionally, he is recognized for his time spent serving as a primary judge on HBO Max’s vogue competition series, Legendary.

Career

Law Roach grew up in Chicago where he started his career as a vintage broker. Soon after he moved to New York City where he opened his boutique. Roach's styling debut was in a Deliciously Vintage boutique, when Kanye West walked into the store in 2009.

For the 2021 Met Gala, Roach had the opportunity to style 10 celebrities, some include Alton Mason, Kehlani, and Hunter Schafer.

He starred as a permanent judge on the HBO Max show Legendary alongside Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, Leiomy Maldonado, and Jameela Jamil.

As a stylist, some of his most well-known clients are Celine Dion, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Kerry Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana Grande, and Megan Thee Stallion. In 2016, Roach was announced as one of the judges for cycle 23 of America’s Next Top Model, alongside Ashley Graham, Rita Ora and Drew Elliott. The following year, he then partnered with Celine Dion to style her for Couture Week in Paris and became the first African American stylist to cover the annual The Hollywood Reporter’s Stylist & Stars issue. Dion and Zendaya joined Roach for the cover.

He received the 2021 Gem Award for Jewelry Style. He received the inaugural stylist award for American Fashion at the 2022 CFDA Awards in New York.

Roach announced his retirement from styling via Instagram in March 14, 2023, stating that “if this business was just about 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.”(sic) However, Roach later clarified that he would still be working with Zendaya, stating that “So y’all really think I’m breaking up with Z….. we are forever!” and “She’s my little sister and it’s real love not the fake industry love.”(sic) Roach later stated that It was best for him to “walk away from the industry for a while to just, you know, you work on my mental, my mental health and my physical health.”

In his March 17, 2023 interview with The Cut, Roach cited burnout and a desire to live a happier life as reasons for his retirement. Roach discussed the challenges he faces in the industry, including “false narratives perpetuated by gatekeepers and intermediaries”. He expressed frustration at the loss of clients due to these aforementioned narratives, which “are often untrue”. Roach additionally emphasized his love for fashion and his commitment to protecting his clients, but also expressed a desire to be better taken care of in return. He also mentioned that another one of his reasons for retirement was because he "got overwhelmed and never got a chance to properly grieve a great loss", which he refers to as the death of his nephew.

Personal life

Roach is openly gay. In 2023, Roach declared himself to be aromantic.

Through a series of Instagram stories in 2021, Roach revealed the death of his three-year old nephew. According to the Chicago Police Department Office of Communications, Law's nephew died on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, about 10:40 p.m. local time, after falling out of a window on the 17th story of a Chicago building with the screen drawn inward.

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