Design Your Life (ePub)

“This book is written for the person who knows she has a destiny but may need a little help creating the life she's always imagined having. When I design for a woman, I'm designing an idea that will take her to the next level in any capacity. I want what she's wearing to help her achieve her dream job—even create one. . . . Emit good energy, certainty, and joy—that's what I want my clothes to do for me.”

Internationally renowned designer and entrepreneur Rachel Roy has a unique perspective on how fashion defines who we are—and who we want to be. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood in California, Rachel would draw the clothes and accessories she longed for, envisioning the life she wanted to create for herself. Today, she is the head of her own fashion business: a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and working mother who believes that through style, we can design the lives we want to live.

Design Your Life is the embodiment of Rachel's ethos—a style guide to inspire and motivate every woman to focus on the person she wants to be, and define her look based on where she wants to go and what she wants from her life. Rachel offers experienced advice on developing personal style while staying true to yourself, with hands-on tips for using and updating what's in your closet and adding essential pieces to your wardrobe. Throughout, she shares stories and insights from her own life, showing the vital role that fashion and style has played each step of the way.

Filled with her passion, vision, and commitment to empowerment, Design Your Life takes fashion one step further—from looking great to becoming great.

Praise for DESIGN YOUR LIFE

“Who better to help you channel your inner Audrey Hepburn or Rihanna than Rachel Roy? Her passion for fashion and her remarkable story, told here with such charm, will help you finesse your own style and stride out with confidence, unleashing your power in ways you cannot imagine.”—Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Cosmopolitan

“As a businesswoman, entrepreneur, and designer, Rachel truly understands the role that fashion plays in designing the life you want to live and becoming the woman you want to be. Like her designs, this book inspires and empowers you to be your best self—to find your passion and make things happen, and look good while doing it all.”—Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and author of Pretty Powerful

“Design Your Life shares Rachel Roy's keys to living up to your potential. She highlights how surrounding yourself with what you love allows you to build the life that you wish for. Rachel is about empowering women to create a stronger community, and this book exemplifies that.”—Kim Kardashian West