Ra, ra for |ROY|…Rachel Roy, that is.

“elegant, demure, beautiful, refined, alluring, and mysterious”

All adjectives used to descibe the collection of fairly new American designer Rachel Roy.

3 years into the industry, Rachel Roy with self entitled line, The Rachel Roy Collection, has been making stunning impressions as a woman and innovator of design. She seems to have the hand of a Diane Von Fustenberg or Alberta Ferretti as her esthetic is beautifully beyond her years. What’s also interesting is that Roy attended Columbia Union College right here in Takoma Park, Maryland and graduated with a degree in communications… goes to show that design school isn’t a necessity as long as you have the talent (or maybe I’m just bitter b/c I didn’t go, lol . Even still as one of my favorite designers, I admire her tenacity, work ethic, and bomb ass clothes!

In Newsweek’s “Women and Power” issue last year she was one of the women featured as upcoming U.S leaders (hmmm, a Hilary?) and justly so as has already begun to make he mark in a very competive industry of talented designers. The unique-ness and distinctive look and appeal of her work stands on its own and is one to be recognized. This fall’s collection is unbelieveably inspired as you see that the color palette is that of Native American and Colonial style…Take a look…not to mention, how many newbie designer’s collections get a spot every season on style.com?

NOTE: uh those shoes….look better from the side don’t they. hehe

From the Designer herself:

When I was a child we went school shopping once a year, and got to spend $200 for an entire wardrobe at Mervyns. Fed up and fueled by the lack of interesting clothing options in the store, I was convinced that if given the opportunity, I could put better styles, silhouettes and fabrics into the stores…”

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