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Although he calls himself an “Image Architect,” titles don’t matter much to Law Roach . As one of the most influential stylists in Hollywood, his work centers on storytelling.

“I use the clothes as my words,” Roach tells Variety . “I think it’s about the narrative. It’s all about why.”

We’ve seen these sartorial stories play out on dozens of his clients over the years — from Celíne Dion and Ariana Grande to Kerry Washington and, of course, Zendaya, who, with alongside Roach, has embodied everybody from the Joan of Arc in custom Versace armor to a metal-constructed cyborg in Thierry Mugler.

While he can be credited with largely catalyzing the surge

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