Lee Roach

Designer name: Lee Roach


Origin: UK


Design background: Having graduated from Central Saint Martins BA course in 2010, Lee’s spring/summer 2011 collection featured in Selfridges ‘Bright Young Things’ initiative. He has worked with Meadham Kirchhoff, Kilgour on Savile Row and Peter Saville.

Design signatures: “Reduction and repetition.”

Career highlight: “Selfridges stocking my graduate (AW10) and SS11 collections.”

How would you describe the Lee Roach man? “Uncompromising.”

Trademark piece: “Rather than a definitive piece, there is a manifestation or abstraction of tailoring within everything I design.”

Three spring/summer 2012 inspirations: “Superbikes, tailoring and surface.”

What’s next for your brand? “LONDON show ROOMS in Paris.”

Who is your design hero? “Peter Saville.”

What’s your favourite cultural hotspot in the capital? “Mayfair.”

In five years’ time I will be… “Developing the craft and purpose of my work.”