John Rocha works closely with his wife and business partner Odette. In 1994, he was awarded with the title 'British Designer of the Year', in 2002 he received a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) award from Her Majesty the Queen. John Rocha creates crystal table ware, interiors, architecture, jewellery, and fashion (men, women, kids).

For the new ready-to-wear collection, John Rocha was inspired by art, music and the landscapes of Iceland.

fig.: Catwalk impressions from the John Rocha Fall/Winter 2011/12 presentation during London Fashion Week on 19 February 2011. Photos: (C) Catwalking.com.
Above: Neil Young’s song 'Harvest Moon' was one of the inspirational sources for John Rocha's country-folk inspired pieces like the one on this page: a short lambskin jacket, wide georgette top with appilcations and a skirt made of a see-through knit.
Below: The key piece of the FW2011/12 collection is inspired by the monochrome black lacquer-alike reflective paintings by Pierre Soulages. John Rocha translated the view on surface into a black long jacket made of tumbles, loops of uncombed yarn with silk/cashmere tassels and a shearling collar.

The London Fashion Week publishes a catwalk video from the FW2011/12 presentation on youtube.com/watch?v=UWdh3fydhnY.

Video: Interview with John Rocha for the store chain Debenhams in February 2011. Since 2000, John Rocha provides his fashion and home collections to Debenhams which has a portfolio of around 100 designers/brands and is mainly active in UK and Ireland; more than 25% of Debenhams' stores are in other countries like India, Turkey, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam...