LAUREN SANTO DOMINGO,
FASHION ENTREPRENEUR
WITH BEATRICE AND NICOLAS“I am a fully formed person with my own
identity, a business and a family. I never
wanted to be just a wife or just a mother.
My business [Moda Operandi] and my
son are the exact same age. It is important
that my children see their mum as being
accomplished and fulfilled ... You know
how mothers think their children are
geniuses and marvel at everything they
do? I have that same feeling watching
[my husband] Andrés as a father.”INDIA HICKS,
INTERIOR DESIGNER
WITH CONRAD,
WESLEY AND DOMINO“I can still remember the shock of
seeing my firstborn looking like a
furless, slightly purple-coloured
rabbit the moment he appeared.
I had imagined a glowing cherub!
But motherhood changed my
sense of self for the better – no
time to think about yourself any
more. My strength is that I co-run
a fairly large business, so I am not
constantly helicoptering around
my kids; my weakness is that I
co-run a fairly large business,
so I am not constantly
helicoptering around my kids.”34 marieclaire.com.au
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLAIBORNE SWANSON FRANK.