Rachel Roy Interview W Forbes: ‘Give Up Dressing Like Kate Moss’
A great interview with Rachel Roy, who has become one to watch in the fashion industry and deserves kudos for the buzz she has built around her name and projects. And did you know she’s six-feet tall?? I didn’t either. Darn woman, no wonder you enjoy rubbing shoulders with Amar’e!
That said the sensational and not-even true headline, “Women Should Give Up Dressing Like Kate Moss,” is bugging me, I guess especially since it’s from Forbes–a “serious” pub. It’s one of those ones that if you’re the writer and you didn’t pen it, you’re kind of fuming. Yes, it’s catchy and will translate to page views, but it conveys the opposite of what Rachel Roy was trying to say in the q&a, which was that women should figure out what works for them and not blindly follow people like Kate Moss just because their fashion choices are high profile.
Here are a couple of excerpts:
Forbes: What are five items you think every woman needs?
RR: Definitely a trench coat. I wear them as dresses, and they instantly make me look thinner, pulled together, sharp. Think Diane Sawyer. A great pair of flats, though I’m not a believer in toe cleavage. A men’s blouse. Like what Sharon Stone wore to the Oscars [in 1999]. I have one from Jones Apparel that I wear all of the time. It doesn’t wrinkle. Buy one in a smaller size than you would normally wear. Cardigans. I button mine all of the way up and wear them backwards channeling Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s, and pair it with a pencil skirt. And a turtleneck, which you can wear year round. Wear it with a strapless dress or a wispy spring dress right now.
Forbes: What are the worst fashion mistakes that women make?
RR: When I was younger, I always wanted to be trendy. I always wanted to have the correct trend that Kate Moss was telling us to wear in a magazine. But if she’s saying skinny pants are in, and I know they are going to make my hips stick out, now I know better than to wear them. Instead I’ll go for high-waisted pants, and channel Katharine Hepburn. It’s all about trend editing yourself.
More at Forbes.
