Simone Rocha
Why We Need To Know Now: How's this for a career starter? After just one season on London's emerging platform, Fashion East, Rocha was tapped to do a Topshop collection — which turned into a quickly sold-out affair. When she landed on the official LFW program early for fall '12, the buzz was palpable. But after her Perspex brogues trotted out this September (just as she was nominated for the British Fashion Award for Emerging Talent), the excitement became downright electric. At 26, stocked in Colette, Opening Ceremony, and appearing in "It mag" of the year, CR Fashion Book, Simone has definitely arrived.
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