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Suger was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma and raised in music-soaked Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Two of Suger’s beloved grannies taught her to sew at the age of eight and she recognized her calling in life. She has been able to engineer a simple bit of cloth and infuse it into something that can transform the way a woman feels about herself. The psychology of fashion and how to encourage women to recognize and celebrate their inherent beauty and worth has been and remains Suger’s goal.
After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Clothing, Textiles & Design on scholarship from the University of Alabama, Suger went on to be a part of the fashion scene of New York City for eighteen years with a passion, fervor, and ingenuity that never waned. Education is at the core of her journey, leading the fashion industry in the adoption of plant- based fabrics and sustainable practices along with guiding women to adopt more positive ideas of self. Suger also taught at Parsons School of Design, instructing a course called “Fashion Industry Design” (an overview of industry with a focus on illustration and presentation skills) to both marketing and design students for eight years while establishing her company and brand.
With seasons of strife and hard work, risk and uncertainty, modest resources and uncharted territory, Suger’s journey is evidence of the beautiful ferocity within her spirit. Through her versatile and comforting designs, Suger inspires originality, creativity, acceptance and self-love
Some of Suger’s foundation designs that epitomize this spirit of comfort, versatility and creativity are the wrap, the flirt, and the cardigan. These signature pieces from her collection, Angelrox (launched in 1999), continue to be cornerstone designs gaining more fans with each passing year. In addition, Suger has developed a component style to dressing with accessories like the hourglass, opera sleeves, and stockings that not only serve the challenge of fluctuating temperatures in a woman’s life but are also ideal for global warming conditions with extremes in weather and environmental conditions. These pieces can be easily added or removed to the neck, body, forearms and calves as needed and body heat changes. All the while with the ability to breathe and stay cool because of their cellulose plant based nature. This also makes the pieces suitable for sun protection and ideal for travel. Pieces like the hourglass can also add modesty and head covering when needed for cultures that require this element of dress.
Roxi organically grew her line in New York through a lot of hard work, an intense amount of runway shows, artist collaborations, charitable contributions and hawking her wares in a cozy Soho market literally on the streets of NY. She produced locally in the USA from the very beginning and was called upon for both fashion exhibits and speaking engagements for the Green Movement as early as 2004. In fact the very first line she tried to launch in 1995 was to be called “Think” and was composed of all hemp based fabrics.
Suger had the pleasure of designing for a range of other companies before branching out on her own including Vivienne Tam, Urban Outfitters, Le Chateau stores of Canada and developing products for mass market chains such as Wal-Mart, JCPenney’s and Sears. This diverse experience helped prepare her to launch her first line of junior apparel in 1996 called Babydoll by Roxi. It enjoyed a few years on the market serving at the time giant Delia’s catalog and chains such as Contempo Casuals, Wet Seal and Claire’s.
