About Henry Roth

Henry Roth has a multifaceted professional background combining a law degree with international marketing experience and fashion design.

He has grown his Australian family bridal and fashion business into an internationally successful brand working and residing in both New York City and Sydney. His is a three generation family tradition of fashion and style innovation.

Henry is first generation Australian and first generation of surviving parents from the Nazi Holocaust. His drive, ambition, determination and entrepreneurial spirit is attributed to these roots.

Henry Roth graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Law and Arts from the University of Sydney.

After graduating in Law, Henry took a creative path, going on to work at advertising agency BBDO. He then progressed to entertainment company Michael Edgley. He continued to specialize in marketing special events.

In 1987 Henry moved to London to work at Europe's largest concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith Entertainment. He was part of the internationally massive "Live Aid" event.

In 1991 Henry joined his parents wedding gown and evening wear company - Henri Josef - Henry Roth. He applied his skills of a childhood designing frocks with the international experience of marketing and legal skills specifically to take the fashion business into the 21st century.

In 1997 Henry moved to New York joining his sister Michelle Roth. Together they created two well-known brands – “Michelle Roth Couture” and “Henry Roth".

[Soon after the establishment of the Henry Roth brand, Henry knew that media branding for product success was the key and so Henry Weinreich became known as Henry Roth]]

Henry gave it everything he had, combining law, marketing, design, public relations and sheer "chutzpah" to become media bridal experts in the American wedding field. Both Henry and Michelle have been featured on numerous American entertainment shows - including "Good Morning America", "Entertainment Tonight", CNN, Insider, The View, Today Show, Martha Stewart and Oprah. They have authored a book " Your Day Your Way - The Essential Handbook for the 21st Century Bride"- available at Barnes and Nobel in the USA and online on BarnesandNobel.com.

Henry's media exposure exploded when he hosted his own TV show "Style Court" as Judge Henry Roth - (the Judge Judy of fashion). Currently Henry stars as the mentor on the hit series "Project Runway Australia". 

In 2007 Henry returned from New York to reside more substantially in Sydney to maintain and  manage his parent's bridal design, administration, manufacturing and production divisions.

Additionally he successfully won the audition to embark on the role as the Mentor of the hugely successful Project Runway Australia fashion series, being the number one rated show on Arena and winning best reality show at the Astra Awards for 2008.

In his spare time Henry Roth enters poetry competitions, is a hip hop enthusiast. He is currently Lambassador for the Meat & Livestock Association, the Spring face of lamb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yptuvAyqgwY, Specsavers style ambassador and a regular Fashion Correspondent for The Today Show Australia.

Henry Roth Lambassador