They say fame changes people. What about dressing famous people? From the outside, it seems Orlagh McCloskey and Henrietta Rix, co-founders of the celebrity-adored, dress-forward label Rixo, aren't all that different from when they got started in 2015. Sure, they no longer live in the shared apartment where they sketched their first easygoing dresses, inspired by the vintage markets around London where they grew up shopping. Their brand has grown from an online-only storefront to include a palatial London flagship and its first New York City boutique—which came from a pop-up that was so popular, it became permanent. And then there are the celebrities who flock to their polka-dot, leopard print, and floral jacquard dresses in droves: Sofia Richie Grainge one day, Catherine, Princess of Wales, the next, Hailey Bieber, Emma Roberts, Selena Gomez, Kelly Clarkson, and Florence Pugh in between.
But in the run-up to its tenth birthday, Rixo's founding duo say they're just as devoted to what the initially set out to do: designing effortless, actually-wearable clothing that feels exempt from the trend cycle.
