How to Build a Fashion Icon: Notes on Confidence from the World's Only Image Architect

Law Roach

Oct 2024 · RB Media · Narrated by Law Roach

About this audiobook

A GROUNDBREAKING GUIDE TO BECOMING YOUR ULTIMATE, CONFIDENT SELF, BY AWARD-WINNING CELEBRITY STYLIST AND THE WORLD'S ONLY IMAGE ARCHITECT, LAW ROACH

Law Roach is the mastermind behind looks that have broken the Internet time and again—from Zendaya at the Met Gala to Anya Taylor-Joy at the Golden Globes; from Lewis Hamilton’s iconic streetwear to Céline Dion’s style renaissance. Nobody knows better than Law how to turn an outfit into a moment of fashion history. In a little more than a decade, he’s gone from industry outsider to the most celebrated name in style, having been honored two consecutive years with the Hollywood Reporter’s prestigious Stylist of the Year award and receiving the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s inaugural Stylist Award in 2022.

Now, for the first time ever, Law shares the secrets of his approach. With How to Build a Fashion Icon, he takes readers behind the scenes of his process and journey, revealing his tips, tricks, and most memorable styling moments to show readers how to live their most iconic and fashionable lives. Part self-help guide, part manifesto, this book will guide readers step by step through that process, and along the way Law will weave in personal anecdotes—from his childhood in the South Side of Chicago to the first time he styled Zendaya—with practical exercises to help readers cultivate the most essential feature of iconic style: confidence.

“He loves and is very passionate about fashion ... and finding something that exists already and creating a twist out of it. That’s his talent: He knows when it’s time to do something.”—Céline Dion, Vogue France

Ratings and reviews

I don't follow fashion. I found Law very interesting and the decisions he and Zendaya have made to develop her career intriguing. I wanted to learn more about the industry and what makes moves and growth happen. so I bought the book. Most of this book is platitudes and self help allegories. I have found it hard to follow, poorly organized, and lacks any sort of flair or personality. This book is mostly just self affirming tidbits about believing in yourself and manifesting your future. If you are trying to get a peek into an environment or world you aren't akin too, keep shopping this won't do the job. If you have an investment in the fashion world or already follow Law or his clients you would probably enjoy this more.