Drawing from his Oriental-Irish background, his designs are
                            based on simple lines yet very exquisite. His clothes has been
                            described as "gently and immaculately tailored," where his
                            reputation is built on. His British Designer of the Year Award
                            (1993) is well-deserved for his creative knitwear and
                            hand-painted and embroidered pieces. 

                            Fall 2001
                                       John Rocha: Irish Rock-Star Tailor
                                          Written by: Godfrey Deeny

                            London, Feb 19, 2001/ Fashion Wire Daily/ --- There weren't
                            technically any Irish rock stars in the audience of the John Rocha
                            catwalk show in London Monday. But this collection would look
                            super on Bono, Sinead O'Connor or one of the Corrs the next
                            time any of them wins an award. 

                            Rocha showed men and women together in this collection, an
                            agreeable mixture of fresh tailoring and edgy styling. 

                            What worked best were the coats and jackets with neat panels
                            and subtle central bands, especially John's great long leather
                            coats with peaked shoulders. For handsome boy bands, Rocha
                            showed some razor-sharp leather shirts accessorized with seashell
                            cufflinks, and natty topcoats with ragged-edge lapels. 

                            Not everything worked. Rocha gathered up the hems on quite a
                            few dresses, which looked awkward especially when the fabric was
                            perforated leather. And too often he couldn't resist the
                            temptation to over-embroider his outfits. His obsession with
                            attaching lumpy coils of rope made several otherwise-refined
                            chiffon dresses oddly eccentric rather than edgy. 

                            But if you're short-listed for the next VH1 Video Music Awards and
                            you need something in which to make a suitable entrance, look
                            no further than this collection. 

                            Spring 2001 

                            For Spring 2001, John Rocha's collection reflect his flair for
                            minimalism and simple lines. Asymmetric cuts, both on hems and
                            shoulders and wrap-around skirts dominated the womenswear
                            while the menswear opted for single-breasted jackets and slouch
                            pants. 

                            Soft fabric, sometimes hand-painted, was the fabric of choice,
                            adding fluidity of movemenet. John Rocha used a wide array of
                            colors - from beige to dark brown, green to maroon.