2019-09-30_Hello!_Magazine_UK

FASHION

Whatcanyoutellusaboutthedecisionto

includelingerieinyourlatestrange?

“I’msoexcitedtolaunchmyfirstlingerie

collection.It canbesohardtofindlingerie

thatis stylishbutalsocomfortabletowear.

SincehavingchildrenI’vestoppedwearing

underwiredstyles,sothepieceswe’ve

designedareallsoftcupped.I wantedto

createitemsthatyoucanweareveryday

but alsostyleupor down, using underwear

as outerwear.”

Howdoesthiscollectiondifferfromyour

previoustwo?

“It’sthefirsttimewewereabletodoproper

overcoatsforwinter.I’msucha fanofa classic

overcoat,sobeingabletodesign something

likethatwasreallygreat.”

Tellusaboutyourfavouritepiecesfromthe

newcollection...

“Myfavouritesarethebluesatinsuit– sucha

vibrant colour – and the navy jumper and skirt

‘I’msoexcitedto launchmyfirst

lingeriecollection.It canbehard

to findlingeriethatis stylish but

also comfortable to wear’

becausetheyaregreattowearfromdaytonight.

Thetuxjumpsuitis alsoa favouriteasyoucan

justthrowit onandfeelgreatwithnofuss– it’s

perfectforpartyseason.

“I’malsolovingtheblack-and-white

herringbonecoat,whichI imagineI’lllivein

comewinter.If youhave a great staple coat, it can

makeanyoutfit.”

Howwouldyoudescribeyoursignaturestyle?

“Myoverallstylethroughouttheyearshasalways

hadcomfortat theforefront,soI don’twear

anythingthatI’mnotcompletelycomfortablein

• whetherthat’sa red-carpetoutfitormy
  pyjamas.Thatwasalsooneofthemainpriorities
  forthelingerierange.Wewantedtocreate
  comfortablepiecesthatwerealsoreallystylish.”

You’vebeenveryopenaboutnotairbrushing

imagesofyourself.Howimportantis it toportray

arealimage?

“It’ssoimportant.I thinkallyoucandois be

yourselfandshowthethingsthataregenuine

andauthentictoyou– anythingelseisn’treal.”

Couldyouseeyourselfdesigninga childrenswear

lineinthefuture?

“Thatwouldbesomuchfun.I reallyenjoyed

adding lingerie tothecollectionthisyearsoit

wouldbegreattolookat

maybedesigninga

collectionforchildren in

thefuture.”

You’rehostingTheCircle– a

realityshowbasedaround

socialmedia– onChannel 4

thismonth.Whichshow

wouldyoupicktogoonas

a contestant?

“ProbablyStrictly. I justlove

thatshow.I’mnota natural

dancerbutyougetsofit

withallthetraining,soI

thinkit wouldbea really

great experience.”

INTERVIEW: RACHEL STORY^87

(Farleft)camelcoat, £88;

roll-neckjumper, £24;

paperbagwaisttrousers, £46

(Aboveleft)Cream cable-knit

jumper, £35

(Left)Longlinelacebralette,

£20;laceknickers, £10;

shirt, £28

Allavailablefrom

19 Septemberat next.co.uk

andin selectedstores from

24 September.