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Simone Rocha

Designer, Simone Rocha

Praised for her forward-thinking and feminine collections, this Irish designer is the daughter of famed British designer John Rocha.

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Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's New Heirlooms

Inspired by Ireland’s wren boys, the exquisite pieces that made up the designer’s latest collection seem destined to become nothing less than heirlooms, worthy of new traditions to come.

Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's New Heirlooms

Inspired by Ireland’s wren boys, the exquisite pieces that made up the designer’s latest collection seem destined to become nothing less than heirlooms, worthy of new traditions to come.


Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's Private Life

The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.

Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's Private Life

The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.


Fashion Week

A Hint of Nightmare at Simone Rocha

The boldness of the collection was refreshing because Rocha didn’t feel pushed to blur the hard edges with any of her signature soft touches.

Fashion Week

A Hint of Nightmare at Simone Rocha

The boldness of the collection was refreshing because Rocha didn’t feel pushed to blur the hard edges with any of her signature soft touches.


News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.

News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.


Fashion Week

Simone Rocha and the End of Innocence

Where last season was all about protection and a militant stance, Rocha’s new collection surrendered to fragility.

Fashion Week

Simone Rocha and the End of Innocence

Where last season was all about protection and a militant stance, Rocha’s new collection surrendered to fragility.


News & Analysis

The School of Dazed

Dazed & Confused may have been started by students, but 25 years later, it has become a training ground for multiple generations of fashion creatives.

News & Analysis

The School of Dazed

Dazed & Confused may have been started by students, but 25 years later, it has become a training ground for multiple generations of fashion creatives.


News & Analysis

BoF’s Fantasy Fashion Draft Picks

Where should fashion’s cohort of free agent designers land? BoF pairs the industry’s top creative talent with houses in need of a creative jolt.

News & Analysis

BoF’s Fantasy Fashion Draft Picks

Where should fashion’s cohort of free agent designers land? BoF pairs the industry’s top creative talent with houses in need of a creative jolt.


Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.

Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.


News & Analysis

A Woman's Work: How Women Can Get Ahead in Fashion

Women are, by far, the primary consumers of fashion, but remain underrepresented in top creative positions. On International Women’s Day, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Tory Burch, Julie de Libran and more weigh in.

News & Analysis

A Woman's Work: How Women Can Get Ahead in Fashion

Women are, by far, the primary consumers of fashion, but remain underrepresented in top creative positions. On International Women’s Day, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Tory Burch, Julie de Libran and more weigh in.


Fashion Week

Marching Roses at Simone Rocha

It’s not the first time Rocha has plumbed such depths of emotion. But her balance of dark and light has never been more acute.

Fashion Week

Marching Roses at Simone Rocha

It’s not the first time Rocha has plumbed such depths of emotion. But her balance of dark and light has never been more acute.


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