Rachel Roy was born on the 15th January 1974, in Monterey, California, USA. She is a fashion designer, who was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers USA in 2007. Overall, fashion is the main source of Rachel Roy’s net worth. Surprisingly, she has been active in the fashion industry since 1990.
How much is the net worth of Rachel Roy? It has been estimated that the overall size of her wealth equals to $12 million, as of early 2016.
Rachel Roy Net Worth $12 Million
To begin with, Rachel grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist Church household. She was educated at Seaside High School, and later, she studied at Washington Adventist University but dropped out and moved to New York.
Talking about her professional career in fashion, she started working in the clothing shop Contempo Casuals being only 14 years old. When she decided to leave college, Rachel Roy began her career as a stylist for various music videos and magazines in New York City, USA. Later, she followed up with an intern position in the clothing retailer Rocawear, in which she was promoted to work in the position of creative director. Rachel Roy launched her first personal collection in 2005, and soon after that she was rewarded for her contribution to the Bollywood industry. As a guest star she has been invited to “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Her net worth was rising spreadily.
Then, the designer became an inductee into The Council of Fashion Designers of America, the non profit organization which aims to strengthen the influence and success of American designers in the international economy. Undoubtedly, the above mentioned induction was an important step forward which has also helped increase the total size of Rachel Roy’s net worth. Following this success Roy started her new collection which included sportswear, accessories and shoes, launched in 2009 under The RACHEL Rachel Roy label. It might be found only at The Bay retailer in Canada and Macy’s in the USA. Other collections might be found at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue. Furthermore, it was announced that Roy, alongside the pop singer Estelle, would release a jewellery line for the spring collection 2010. For the autumn 2010, the new collection was designed in collaboration with the model Jessica Stam.
Rachel Roy is a popular designer and many celebrities are her clients, as follows the actress Penelope Cruz, the actress and television personality Wendy Williams, the actress Sharon Stone, the fashion model Chanel Iman, the socialite and business woman Kim Kardashian, the television journalist Diane Sawyer, the wife of American president Michelle Obama and many other celebrities.
Finally, in the personal life of fashion designer, she married Damon Dash, the entrepreneur, in 2005., and the family has two daughters Ava and Tallulah. After four years of marriage, Rachel filed for divorce. The rumours were flying that Roy and the football player Dwight Freeney were in a relationship in 2011, however, there were also rumours that Rachel was in contact with the famous rapper Jay-Z. Despite this, Rachel claims to be single.
