{"id":50357,"date":"2022-02-17T17:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=50357"},"modified":"2022-02-17T17:09:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:09:13","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-roopal-patel-saks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/whats-in-my-bag-roopal-patel-saks\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s In My Bag? Roopal Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Photograph by Don Penny, Styled by Anne Wlaysewski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another season of New York Fashion Week has come to a wrap, and it had many fashion moments we just can’t stop thinking about, from Julia Fox<\/a> opening LaQuan Smith to Christian Sirano<\/a>‘s star-studded “frow<\/em>.” Naturally, when attending all the exciting shows held this season, a statement-making yet practical bag is essential for all your belongings. GRAZIA<\/em> looked to no one other than fashion luminary and SVP, Fashion Director of Saks Fifth Avenue, Roopal Patel to find out what essentials she had with her on-hand throughout the week.<\/p>\n

Ahead, Patel shows us what’s in her bag of choice this season (the Loewe Mini Flamenco), plus, shares other NYFW stories, like when she snuck into a Marc Jacobs show early in her career and her fashion week wardrobe pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance.<\/p>\n

GRAZIA:<\/strong> <\/em>Where did your love for fashion start?
\nRoopal Patel:<\/strong> <\/em>My love for fashion started at a very young age, but I didn’t know there was an industry for it. I just saw the clothes and models floating down the runway and fell in love with it. I grew up in an Indian household and watching my mother get dressed up in these beautiful, bright saris and colors like fuchsia, purple, yellow, orange with beautiful jewelry was so inspiring. My mother definitely was a big inspiration in my love of fashion. Also, in an Indian household, you see Bollywood movies and those are very much about style. It was a part of my childhood. Then, I started watching Style with Elsa Klensch<\/em> and looking at fashion shows like Gianni Versace and Calvin Klein \u2014 I loved it. I also always looked through the pages of Vogue<\/em>, teared out images of campaigns and designers that I admired.<\/p>\n

G:<\/strong><\/em> You studied law in school, correct? What was the moment you decided to make that leap into fashion?
\nRP:<\/em><\/strong> I went to NYU exploring the possibility of law or marketing, but I realized I didn’t want to take a traditional route. Halfway into my sophomore year, I started to realize there was a whole business of fashion. I wanted to explore it but it was too late for me to transfer into a fashion school. So, I made my way in the industry by taking jobs and internships at different retailers. I was folding sweaters, helping customers, sweeping floors. I took an internship for a small brand at the time, Juicy Couture, and that’s when I realized I could be part of this industry. I was so excited when I got my first fashion office assistant job after college.<\/p>\n

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