When you’re the kind of designer who walks the red carpet as frequently as your customers, possesses the disarming beauty of a supermodel and can be spied in a Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode or two (she actually saw that stadium engagement situation go down in real time), you can bet that your essentials need to suit your somewhat, well, exceptional lifestyle. Then again, Rachel Roy kind of embodies Destiny Child’s “Independent Woman” anthem—by which we mean, she bought it. And when you can compare yourself to Beyoncé, a body chain and leather leggings totally count as can’t-live-without-them desert island necessities, right?
