RACHEL ZOE

RACHEL ZOE

Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig (born September 1, 1971)better known as Rachel Zoe, is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. Zoe has been involved in the fashion industry for nearly two decades[3] and has since become a renowned stylist and designer[citation needed]. She is known for her extensive influence in the fashion world and for her A-list clients. In 2008, the first season of her Bravo reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project debuted. She is married to Rodger Berman, President of Rachel Zoe, Inc. The couple have two sons.

Early life

Zoe was born Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig in New York City, New York, the daughter of Leslie and Ron Rosenzweig. Zoe dropped her last name in favor of her middle when she began her career as a fashion stylist, as Rosenzweig sounded "too Jewish".Zoe grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and graduated from Millburn High School. She has a sister, Pamela Rosenzweig. She studied psychology and sociology at George Washington University where she met future husband Rodger Berman. After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in fashion.
Career

Stylist Rachel Zoe began her career as an editor[citation needed] and has swiftly become one of the most influential people in the fashion industry[citation needed]. Although Zoe works with high-profile clients and has developed her own recognizable style, she does not have any formal fashion training. Zoe went freelance, giving her the opportunity to meet and work with some high-profile clients.As a stylist, she has worked with Brenda Song, Backstreet Boys, Lindsay Lohan, Mischa Barton, Mario Orejel, Nicole Richie, and Keira Knightley. Zoe's current client list includes Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner, Kate Hudson, Kate Beckinsale, Debra Messing, Demi Moore, Liv Tyler, Joy Bryant, Molly Sims, Beau Garett, Eva Mendes, Paula Patton, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, and Pauly Shore.

Zoe, with the help of reality TV star Nicole Richie, became the pioneer of the 'boho-chic' look. This look consists of oversized jewelry, loose-fitting dresses and shirts, paired with a slim frame.

Other notable collaborations:

    Collaborated with accessories maker Judith Leiber on a line of luxury bags.
    Served as the face of Samsung's BlackJack cell phone national ad campaign.
    Consultant for Piperlime.com, Gap, Inc's shoe and handbag website.
    Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty and Everything Glamour is the book that was co-written by Rose Apodaca in 2007.
    Launched "Luxe Rachel Zoe collection. The collection was exclusive to QVC and consisted of handbags, jewelry, scarves, sunglasses, and outerwear.
    Launched DreamDry, a salon in New York City with locations soon to open across the country, alongside co-founder Robin Moraetes.

With the expansion of her clientele and numerous deals coming in, Zoe switched from her former agency, Magnet, and signed with the Todd Shemarya Agency.

In February, Swedish fashion retailer Lindex announced a collaboration with Rachel Zoe this spring. Zoe will be choosing her favorites from the Lindex spring collection.[14] This will be Zoe’s first bigger collaboration with a European brand.

After pretty much putting the job of being a stylist on the map less than a decade ago, Rachel is now running a fashion empire. But thanks to Rachel and her career she has helped bring a lot of exposure to this part of the fashion industry with The Rachel Zoe Project and just the basic explosion of her career. Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore put it correctly when she called Zoe’s career trajectory impressive. “Going from no-name stylist to red carpet tastemaker, earning $6,000 a day, with clients including Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes and Demi Moore. Rachel may be a big celebrity now but her love and passion for fashion is always evident. She is also a great businesswoman.

“Oprah is power — she is everything. Martha [Stewart], she can make a house out of a piece of paper. I have incredible respect for women like that because it’s not easy. People fight you every step of the way — they pull you down as soon as you get up. And the reality is, it’s harder for women.”