After spending a decade in Brooklyn running a Williamsburg children's clothing shop (it was called Mor Mor Rita, after her Swedish grandmother), designer Ryan Roche moved to a 17th-century Dutch stone farmhouse in Hurley, a town in upstate New York, with her husband and young children to take stock and launch a grown-up fashion line. Working out of a renovated barn on the property, Ryan produces a line of ethereal cashmere sweaters, feathery shawls, and lightweight ponchos (some are manufactured in Nepal by a women's cooperative). Proof she's onto something? She was a finalist in the 2014 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, her pieces are carried at high-end stores such as Net-a-Porter, and she's also launching a small collection for The Line and for J. Crew. Join us for a tour.
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Above: Idaho-born Ryan Roche told Exposed Zippers: "I'm trying to master the perfect shade of pink, which happens to be my favorite color."
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Above: Walls and floors are painted in bright white, creating a neutral envelope for the dashes of color Ryan favors. Photograph via Terms of Endearment.
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Above L: A sofa covered in white cotton twill. Photograph via Ryan Roche. Above R: A dash of acid green, via Terms of Endearment.
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Above: Sunlight slants into the living room, illuminating a pink ball and a modern chaise. Photograph via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: Even the fireplace brushes are dip-dyed pink. Photograph via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: A view from the kitchen into the dining room, via @ryan_roche-ny.
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Above: A kitchen still life: a mortar and pestle perched on a slab of pink Himalayan salt, via @ryan_roche-ny.
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Above: Pizza dough waiting to rise, via Terms of Endearment.
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Above: Ryan's dining room with Hella Jongerius-inspired vase, via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: A windowsill arrangement, via Terms of Endearment.
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Above: Pale pink stairs, via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Scenes from the master bedroom (see 5 Favorites: Pale Pink Linen Sheets Roundup for purchasing ideas). Above L: Photograph via @ryan_roche-ny. Above R: Photograph by Joel Barhamand via Yahoo Style.
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Above: A pale pink sweater from the Ryan Roche collection; several of her pieces are available at Spartan. Photograph by Joel Barhamand via Yahoo Style.
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Above: A black Ryan Roche Cashmere Fringe Shawl, similar to the one shown on the rocker, is available from The Dreslyn. Photograph via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: The sunlit master bath. Photograph via Terms of Endearment.
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Above: Even the bath products are pink. Photograph via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: An artful tableau in the master bath, via Waiting for Saturdays.
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Above: Ryan Roche in her studio. Photograph by Joel Barhamand via Yahoo Style.
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