Law Roach, the stylist-to-the stars, announced his retirement this week. People were stunned - Law Roach is undoubtedly the most famous stylist since Rachel Zoe and many celebrities want to work alongside him. There must have been a ten-page client waiting list. People started gossiping about his retirement message. Was it burnout? Zendaya? Or was it because he was not able to be seated in front row at the Louis Vuitton show. Law Roach replied, "as though." He'll still style Zendaya. He has many other projects, including modeling. Vogue met him at that point, right before he walked on the runway for the Boss Show. Here are some highlights from Vogue

Modeling: "Yes! It is exciting and nerve-wracking. I am grateful. It's a great feeling to know that I'm more than someone who dresses celebrities ..... I am releasing the power and control. That's fine. It's something I have done many times. As an example, let's take Naomi [Campbell] as an example. Working with her has always been "What do I want to wear?" It's not her style of "I'm going to wear this, this and this," it's her professional side. She always asks, "What do you want me wear?" What would you like me to do? That's what I learned from Naomi and other icons and legends I work with: trust professionals and let them do their jobs. So that's how I arrived at the Boss Show: I don't care what you think, and I will wear whatever you choose.

He can't say if he has been working for 20 years. I'm not that old! No one knows my age, but the internet has a lot of information about it. However, I consider my time in the industry to have started when I moved from Los Angeles. My career began when I moved to LA in 2014.

He's not actually saying he's retiring from fashion. Fashion is my passion. I love the business world and being creative. The celebrity styling aspect of it is what I am retiring from. It's the service to other people and being in their service. Yes, that's what I'm retiring.

Since his retirement, he's experienced a lot love: "Yeah! It's overwhelming the amount of affection. Because I work and live in a bubble where my clients are more important than my health and happiness, it's also why I love my job. In my mind, this was all to relieve some pressure on myself. I was in the car when I made a decision. I replied, "You know what? I've done everything in my career." I have received all the awards and accolades. I have changed lives. And I feel like I've had enough. That Instagram post was not a PR stunt. It was me giving myself grace and saying: It's okay. You can do another thing."

His future plans: "When that decision was made yesterday, I took a step back and assessed my life. I realized that I didn't have anything other than that career. That is not what I want to leave behind... As I am today with Boss. I plan to teach: I want more people like me to learn how to make the most of the opportunities that I have, right ?.... I want this to be my legacy. A legacy that has truly changed people's lives, not just celebrities by dressing them up in the most beautiful clothes, you know?

[From Vogue]

After the Boss show, he told Vogue that he had a blast and that it made him more aware of what runway models do. Law sounds like he is still trying to figure out his next move, but there are many opportunities for him, including modeling, teaching, and more work with British Vogue (Edward Enniful, who is an advisor and friend), and perhaps even staying with Zendaya. It sounds more like burnout and "the creative well has dried" combined with a man looking for a new challenge.

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