Rogers led a colorful life in the U.S. and Europe that ran the gamut from modeling and acting to becoming a fashion designer for the celebrity set.
She had a big personality, spoke up at inopportune times, enjoyed an eventful life and was unapologetic about everything. Her collections, however, showed refined talent and her sexy, often bias-cut clothes were an exercise in restraint.
In 1960, Rogers moved to Europe, where she claimed her life began. She settled in Rome, where she fell in love with “the most gorgeous man in Europe, this divine Italian prince.” She appeared in Federico Fellini’s classic film “8 1/2” where she delivered the devastating summation of its central character: “You’re finished. You’ve got nothing left to say.”
Brassy and at times bewildering, the dark-eyed Rogers once explained, “When someone asks me what I think, I tell them exactly what’s on my mind. That’s what people loved about me in Europe — that I wasn’t full of baloney.” But sometimes Rogers’ forthrightness could be a liability. She told WWD, “I used to think if I told the truth, I could not suffer the consequences. I learned different. I am terribly rebellious. I hate conforming.”
By her own declaration, Rogers was partial to talented, energetic women with great style. In the high-flying ’80s, when she ran a New York boutique, her shoppers favored unabashed glamour-girl looks for nights on the town and body-clinging silhouettes — day or night. Picture a slim black velvet dress open at the waist and wrapping around the hips with an attached panne velvet sash. As Rogers explained to WWD in 1984, “Women want to look very glamorous and very sexy.
“She was full force and right on target,” said Stan Herman on Tuesday. “She had an overview about her life given to so few of us. She became famous quite early. She was a well-respected designer and had her own stores.”
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