Bangalore: Fashion designer Rachel Roy’s name graces the list of 23, big-league American fashion designers behind ‘Runway to Win’, a fund-raising venture directed towards U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, as per reports from The Wall Street Journal.

Rachel, 38 is of Bengali and Dutch descent. She joins the ranks of powerful batter like Vera Wang and Diane von Furstenberg, creating an exclusive range of limited-edition merchandise, which was unveiled on February 7. The First Lady normally relies on a bunch of South Asian designers like Naeem Khan and Prabal Gurung but Rachel remains an easy favorite having dressed Mrs. Obama nearly 20 times.

The 23 designers in ‘Runway to Win’ include Altuzarra, Richard Blanch, Eddie Borgo, Tory Burch, Georgina Chapman & Keren Craig, Sean John, Prabal Gurung, Marc Jacobs, Beyonce & Tina Knowles, Derek Lam, Jack McColloughh & Lazaro Hernandez, Monique Pean, Tracy Reese, Narciso Rodriguez, Rachel Roy, Russell Simmons, Thakoon Panichgul, Grace Tsao-Wu & Laura Kofoid, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marcus Wainwright & David Neville, Alexander Wang, Vera Wang and Jason Wu.

Roy was quoted saying “I’m not at all attracted to people who sleepwalk through life. You have to design the life you want to have,” as reported by The Wall Street Journal. It is this statement that she brought to fore in her contribution for Runway to Win- a floaty women’s tank top adorned with an American flag and the sentence, ‘people who believe that change is possible are the ones who make it happen.’