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The
Look Back to the '80s: low-waist trousers,
ruffled blouses. Some of Roi's pieces can be hyper-feminine,
but when they are, the designer's tongue is usually
planted firmly in cheek.
Where
to Get It Kirna Zabete, 96 Greene St.,
941-9656
Career Trajectory The
young designer's must-have gear helped earn her
a nomination, along with winner Bruce,
for a CFDA award this year. Roi presented her
first formal show last February, punctuating it
with '80s-style off-the-shoulder tops and miniskirts.
What You Don't Know
Roi, whose family runs
the Inn at Irving Plaza, changed her name from
Alice Roy Blumenthal to her more European nom
de design, which means "king" in French.
The designer wryly explained the shift in moniker
to the New York Observer: "I'm a princess,
but I can be king."
What
the Editors Say
Cosmopolitan, Alexandra Douglass: "For
me, the fall shows were all about Alice Roi...
She had a vision that no one else had."
Hint, Melissa de
la Cruz: "You can tell a designer is
hot when their sample sale is overrun by editors
elbowing each other out of the way."
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