Exclusive: Law Roach on Why He Retired From Celebrity Fashion Styling

The image architect speaks out for the first time since shocking the fashion industry by announcing he’s done with celebrity styling. [vulture logo](   [Watch an Exclusive Interview Between Law Roach and Cut Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Peoples]( [Law Roach]( [As Hollywood’s most powerful stylist, Law Roach has been a creative director for the biggest names in the industry — Zendaya, Céline Dion, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anne Hathaway, Ariana Grande, and Anya Taylor-Joy, to name a few.]( [Roach recently won a CFDA award for his work, and he seemed to be at the top of his game. Then, this past weekend, just after the Oscars, one of the busiest times for a top-tier stylist, Law posted on Instagram a stamp graphic of one word: “Retired.” The caption read, in part, “The politics, the lies, and false narratives finally got me.” Roach sat down with Lindsay Peoples, editor-in-chief of the Cut, to talk about what the politics look like from the inside and what the future holds for him now that he is, as he says, “free.”]( [WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW](   More Stories From New York Magazine You Don't Want to Miss More Stories From New York Magazine You Don't Want to Miss [Lucy Liu Is the Least-Bothered Person You Know]( [“I’m not here to change somebody’s mind.”]( [Lucy Lui](   [A World Without Men]( [The women of South Korea’s 4B movement aren’t fighting the patriarchy — they’re leaving it behind entirely.]( [World Without Men](   [Save over 60%]( on unlimited access to everything New York and get a free tote with an Annual Digital + Print plan. [UNLOCK MY OFFER](   [Did My Girlfriend Lie About Having Cancer?]( [I’ll never know for sure, but she forever changed my approach to relationships.]( [Lying about cancer](   [How YouTube’s AllyiahsFace Gets Her Skin So Good]( [She has a good routine, but she credits a lot of it to her obsession with Morpheus 8.]( [AllyiahsFace](   [Morning-After Pills Are Getting a Rebrand]( [A handful of companies say they want to provide a better experience than buying Plan B, but something’s still missing.]( [Plan B](   [The Self-possession of Angela Bassett]( [She has an unmatched ability to portray the interior complications and cultural reverberations of Black women’s anger — onscreen and off.]( [Angela Bassett](   [Vulture]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email in your browser.]( Opt out of marketing emails [here](. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.