Christopher John Rogers Is Taking His Bold, Colorful Style Beyond the Wardrobe
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Christopher John Rogers has an eye for color. The fashion designer, born in Baton Rouge and based in New York, established his self-titled label in 2016. Over the past decade, he's become known for his use of bold tones and voluminous silhouettes, and for dressing the likes of Michelle Obama and Cardi B. Now, Rogers is taking his style to the floor in a new collaboration with The Rug Company.
The collection, which Rogers designed with Will Cooper, creative director of The Rug Company, feels alive, with vibrant, swooshing marks, multicolored doodles in wool and silk, and wavy threads that appear to dance across the floor. "The scribbles, the brushstrokes, the happy accidents, the lines that don't quite meet," Rogers tells ELLE Decor. "I love the idea of taking something spontaneous and seemingly incidental and rendering it permanent through this incredibly meticulous, centuries-old craft."
Rogers with rugs from his collaboration with The Rug Company.Alessandro Tear
Launching tomorrow, the collaboration includes six styles across ten colorways. But Rogers has more planned beyond womenswear, "exploring new ways for the brand to exist beyond the wardrobe," he says. "I'm particularly excited by opportunities that allow us to think about color, proportion, texture, and materiality through different disciplines, whether that's furniture, interiors, or something entirely unexpected."
Below, Rogers takes ELLE Decor's On the Couch survey, sharing a few of his favorite pieces, destinations, and entertaining takes.
Favorite Sofa: Pierre Paulin's ABCD sofa for Artifort. The color theory is delicious, and I'd happily sacrifice a little comfort for something that fabulous.
Pierre Paulin's ABCD sofa for Artifort.Courtesy Chairish
Architect You Admire:Ettore Sottsass. I love the clarity of his vision and his ability to make the simplest shapes feel monumental.
Destination Museum:The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.Louisiana Museum of Modern Art / Kim Hansen
Go-to Galleries:52 Walker, Broadway Gallery, and Salon 94 in New York.
Favorite Artist/Artwork:I've recently fallen for Domenica Brockman. We have one of her paintings in the studio, and I'm constantly struck by how much emotion she can communicate through deceptively simple arrangements of color.
Salon 94.Courtesy of Gaetano Pesce Studio/Salon 94
Vintage Piece of Your Dreams:An original Verner Panton Living Tower.
Hotels to Check Into:Hotel Saint Vincent in New Orleans, and La Mamounia in Marrakech.
La Mamounia in Marrakech.Courtesy of La Mamounia
Entertaining Tips:Great lighting, a boozy cocktail, and a playlist with a point of view. Don't overthink it!
Style Icons:Bert and Ernie, and Isaac Mizrahi.
Style Tip:Listen to yourself.
Bernard James pendant.Bernard James
Required Reading: Interaction of Color by Josef Albers and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison . Two very different but equally essential ways of learning to see.
Cocktail or Mocktail of Choice:It's a toss-up between a wet Roku martini and a Cynar spritz.
Favorite Restaurant:Cervo's in the Lower East Side, Rolo's in Ridgewood, Frenchette in Tribeca, and Santa Panza in Bushwick.
Favorite Jeweler: Presley Oldham and Bernard James for contemporary jewelry, and vintage Alexander Calder or Alber Elbaz-era Lanvin for something a little more fantastical.
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