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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Amy Francombe and Maddy Mussen

Law Roach, the front row snub and a dramatic retirement announcement — what’s going on?

Law Roach is this generation’s best red-carpet look generator. Most famously known as Zendaya’s stylist, he has single-handedly turned the Gen Z actor into a bona fide fashion icon. He’s also the reason this week’s Oscars carpet was so major, having styled Euphoria star Hunter Schafer in an ​​Ann Demeulemeester’s fall/ winter 2023 runway piece and chart-topping rapper Megan Thee Stallion in couture newcomer brand Bach Mai.

As a regular judge on HBO’s Legendary series and the first African-American stylist to be featured on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter’s Stylist & Stars Issue, the celebrity stylist has become an A-lister in his own right. So, many fashion fans and insiders were surprised on Tuesday night when Roach told his 1.2 million Instagram followers that he was “retired” — especially considering the famed Met Gala red carpet is only two months away.

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