Last Updated: 09 Jan, 2024 | Views: 743
Age: 50
Profession: Fashion Designer
Famous For: Member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Higher Education: Washington Adventist University.
About (Profile/Biography):
Rachel Irene Royis a fashion designer from the America.She obtained her high school diploma at Seaside. At the Museum of Modern Art in New York, her brother Rajendra Roy serves as chief film curator. Roy's father is an Indian Bengali, while her mother is Dutch. Roy studied at Washington Adventist University (currently Columbia Union College) in Takoma Park, Maryland before moving to New York City, where she served as a clothing stylist and interned at the clothing company Rocawear.
Career:
In 2004: Her eponymous fashion line was launched.
In 2007: Roy was admitted to the American Council of Fashion Designers.
In 2008: A joint venture between Jones Apparel Group and Rachel Roy was established.
In 2009: Rachel Roy launched a line of affordable shoes, sportswear, and accessories called THE RACHEL Rachel Roy collection.
In 2013: Jones made the decision to liquidate the Rachel Roy brand and sell itself to a different company.
Achievements and Awards:
In 2006: Her contribution to American fashion won her a Bollywood industry award.
In 2010: She won the ACE AWARD.
In 2018: In recognition of her advocacy for gender equality and bringing awareness to related issues with the UN, she has been named a UN Women Champion for Innovation.
Unknown Facts:
Rachel Roy has also received exposure in the teen market, including in the April 2009 issue of Teen Vogue with a "how to" on how to make an edgy prom dress from a standard tee shirt.
Her father is Bengali Indian and was born in Madras, and her mother is Dutch.
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