Simone Rocha was born in Dublin,
Ireland in 1986. In 2008 she graduated with a BA in Fashion from The
National College of Art and Design in Dublin continuing in 2010 to
graduate from the acclaimed Fashion MA at Central Saint Martin’s
College, London. Simone debuted at London Fashion Week in September
2010.
Her collections have gained her some of
the most prestigious stockists in the world including Dover Street
Market, Browns, Colette in Paris, Ikram in Chicago, Bergdorf Goodman and
10 Corso Como in Milan, Seoul and Shanghai.
Simone continues to create in-store
installations and windows within her premium retailers. She has
shop-in-shops in Dover Street Market London, New York and Ginza as well
as IT Beijing Market. She has also worked with Dover Street Market on
special installations for seasonal re-openings, anniversaries and
collaborations, always featuring her signature Perspex furniture and
hand-made sculptures. She has also had window displays in Colette and Le
Bon Marche during Paris Fashion Week.
In November 2014 Simone launched her
collaboration with US based denim label J Brand, being stocked in her
key stockists and receiving press coverage worldwide. Simone has
achieved editorial coverage from top publications including – Vogue US,
Interview, Purple, Dazed and Confused and CR Fashion Book.
Simone has received accolades including,
2013 Emerging Designer British Fashion Award, Best Future Fashion
Wallpaper* Award 2013, being a finalist in the inaugural LVMH prize,
Young Designer of the Year at The Harper’s Women of the Year Awards 2014
and the 2014 British Fashion Award for New Establishment Designer.
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