10 Best Looks Law Roach Ever Created For Zendaya

The relationship between an artist and their muse will always be cherished by fans of fashion and art, and such is true for Law Roach and Zendaya. The pair have been working together since 2011, with Roach recently revealing that the first look he styled for Zendaya was the star's iconic outfit from the Never Say Never red carpet.

Since then, the pair have proven themselves to be quite the duo, as Roach has dressed Z in immaculately styled and carefully chosen archival and couture pieces in the 10 years he's worked with the actress. Roach recently took to “The Cutting Room Floor” to discuss some of the highlights in his career, including his work with Zendaya, where he explains how he met the once-young and green actress and how he's worked with her to stylistically transform her into the fashion icon we know and love today. 

The pair, who reportedly met through Zendaya's father and manager, Kazembe Coleman, have now built over a decade's worth of looks to look back on. Below, we detail their partnership, which started during Zendaya's reign as a Disney Channel star. 

2011 would go on to be the start of Zendaya and Roach's partnership. According to an interview Roach did with Entertainment Tonight, the stylist revealed that the initial ensemble he styled Zendaya in was for the premiere of Never Say Never. The 2011 look was definitely indicative of the times, as Zendaya was seen wearing a metallic blazer and a patent leather grayish blue skirt with black tights underneath.

In June 2014, Zendaya attended the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in an electric blue and black number by Emanuel Ungaro. Roach told Fashionista in 2017 that he had to fight with a showroom representative to loan Roach the dress. 

"I remember going to Alta Moda, the showroom that represents Emanuel Ungaro here, and seeing this dress. When I saw it, I knew, 'This is the dress.' Brooke Pace [who worked in the showroom] was really nice and was like, 'No, she's not ready; she's a little green," said Roach.

However, Roach insisted that they let the budding actress wear the dress. "'She's going to think I'm crazy,' but I kept saying, 'She's five ten; she's gorgeous; she carries herself like a seasoned diva on the red carpet. You have to, you have to,'" Roach said in relation to his persistence to secure the look for Zendaya. 

The anecdote is indicative of Roach's loyalty and undying belief in Zendaya. Roach's investment in putting Zendaya in the best looks he can secure will pay off, as shortly after the Grammys, Zendaya stunned in an eye-catching yellow and blue Muiniko coat during New York Fashion Week in 2014. The look was so noteworthy to the public that it went viral as the look circulated through Instagram. 

However, this was just the beginning of Zendaya's road to becoming a fashion icon, as the following year she would get invited to an event that is considered the mother of all fashion events, better known as the biggest night in fashion, the Met Gala. For the actress's Met Steps debut, she wore a high-low Fausto Puglisi gown that featured intricate sun-shaped gold embroidery and a headpiece with similar sun-shaped detailing on it as well. The lovely debut Met Gala was, of course, courtesy of Roach's styling efforts. According to Zendaya, the look was meticulously planned well before the event. The actress told People that she was thinking of the look a month before the event and only had to have two fittings. 

"I liked the fact that it was mature and fit the theme but didn't lose the fun, fresh youthfulness that I wanted it to have," Zendaya said of the look.

"Going to the Met Ball was a night to remember, overwhelming but in the best kind of way," the actress said to the outlet about going to the Met Gala for the first time. 

In 2018, Zendaya and Roach were seen going to numerous fashion shows and events together. In case you forgot, while the two were sitting in the front row at Michael Kors, a memorable moment was documented as Zendaya was looking uber serious next to giggling Blake Lively and Emily Blunt. 

On the first Monday of May in 2018, Zendaya wore a remarkable chainmail look inspired by the patron saint Joan of Arc, which proved appropriate for the theme that year, which was "Heavenly Bodies." The unique gown was made by none other than Versace. 

In March 2019, the two collaborated on a '70s-inspired collection for Tommy Hilfiger and showed the project with two shows, one in New York and the other in Paris.

“Zendaya brought inspiration boards from the ’70s,” including pictures from her family album, and because that’s when I started my business, I love that style. So we went to work," said Hilfiger to The Hollywood Reporter.

"Tommy gave us the keys,” Roach said, as per the same piece in THR. ”‘Whatever you want to do, just do it,’ from conception to hair and makeup and casting to the collection on the runway.” 

Of course, proceeding with the collaboration was the iconic 2019 Met Gala look. In 2019, for the theme "Camp: Notes on Fashion," Roach dressed Zendaya in a light-up Cinderalla-inspired gown by Tommy Hilfiger. But where would a princess be without her fairy godmother, or in Zendaya's case, a "fairy godbrother." 

In a 2023 interview with Who What Wear, Roach said that the look signified Zendaya's departure from Disney and her identity as a Disney Channel star. 

The story was that she was leaving Disney, and this was before Euphoria premiered," Roach said to What What Wear. Roach then explained that as Zendaya was gearing up to be known as Rue from Euphoria, she wanted to bid farewell to K.C. Cooper, her character from the Disney Channel show K.C. Undercover, which ended on February 2, 2018.

"That was to pay homage to her career as this Disney princess. We knew when Euphoria premiered that people would see a whole other side to Zendaya, the actress," Law continued. 

In 2019, Zendaya presented her longtime friend with the Stylist of the Year award at the 2019 InStyle Awards. Before the actress handed out the award, the actress referred to Law as "a mentor and a brother." 

"I'm so grateful to have the one and only Law Roach in my life," said Zendaya.