Law Roach is naming names on the latest episode of The Cutting Room Floor podcast with Recho Omondi and we are honestly shocked at the designers who refused Z.
According to infamous stylist — who’s been styling Zendaya since she was 14, they were turned down by Chanel, Saint Laurent, Dior, Gucci, and Valentino when trying to source looks for Z earlier in her career.
“I would write [to] the big five… and they would all say no. ‘Try again next year,’ ‘she’s too green,’ ‘she’s not on our calendar,’” he recalled being told at the time, adding that he’s kept “all the receipts.”
“By the time she got to American Vogue, she still had never wore any of those designers. She still hasn’t,” he said, clarifying that Z only started wearing Valentino in public after she signed a major contract with the brand in 2020.
When Recho responded in disbelief, Law said that, aside from in editorial shoots, Zendaya hasn’t worn looks by any of those labels and won’t anytime soon — all because they were so quick to turn her down at the start.
“She still has never worn Dior on a carpet. She still has never worn Chanel on a carpet. She has still never worn Gucci on a carpet — any press, any appearance, never. Never,” he said. “The first time she wore Valentino in public is when she had a contract, so when I said, ‘If you say no, it’ll be a no forever,’ that rang true for a long, long time.”
Law Roach reveals on a podcast why Zendaya has never wore the “Big Five” designers on the carpet:
“If you say no, it’ll be a no forever.” pic.twitter.com/eQFVH8l9Uv
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) May 10, 2024
Law’s mantra seriously impressed fans online, who praised him for advocating for Z and knowing her worth, even when others seemingly didn’t.
Moreover, plenty of other users called out the major designers that missed out on a chance to work with Z and Law — who will surely go down in Hollywood history as one of the most iconic fashion duos of all time.
LAW ROACH DOES NOT FUCK AROUND pic.twitter.com/P8Amok4LnH
— JOAN OF ART ???????? (@umcornell) May 7, 2024
and
Law Roach’s “no now, means no forever” is actually something i wanna apply to my life in general.
— ICYESTTWAT (@FUCCl) May 10, 2024
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Law Roach on sourcing archival pieces from vintage clothing stores: “How we look at it is that we’re supporting small businesses. I think it’s unfair to borrow things from people who use those clothes as their livelihood.” pic.twitter.com/5KkQTIikYI
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) May 8, 2024
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“I think we’re rewarded for being exhausted and overworked. If you’re not almost on your deathbed, then you didn’t work hard enough.”
– Law Roachpic.twitter.com/ZuAt5W5y5N— MANNY (@THEECLASSICMAN) May 8, 2024
About the Christian Louboutin So Kate
Law Roach talks about Zendaya and that damn Christian Louboutin So Kate on The Cutting Room Floor podcast https://t.co/NfR61HfKTW pic.twitter.com/u4NrbZAZHk
— Mikelle Street (@MikelleStreet) May 9, 2024
