Known for his hand-crafting, beading and appliquée to garments, Rocha first established a name for himself with his Chinatown label in Dublin in the 1980s and later designing clothing for both men and women in the Irish high street stores A Wear and their luxury stores Brown Thomas.

Rocha has also designed the interiors of the Morrison Hotel in Dublin and the Orion Building in Birmingham.

His design business, operating as Three Moon Design, is located at Dublin's Ely Place with a turnover of €200 million per year[5] Rocha was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002 for his contributions to the British fashion industry.

[10] His son, Max Rocha, is the owner and head chef of Cafe Cecilia, a popular east London restaurant.

The other designers featured were Paul Costelloe, Louise Kennedy, Lainey Keogh, Philip Treacy and Orla Kiely.