Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

PASSION FOR FASHION

UNVEILS NEW PET

PROJECT AS SHE

EDITS MAGAZINE

THE DUCHESS

OF SUSSEX

S

he’sa fashioniconanda philanthropistand

• makinga naturalfit– theDuchessofSussex
  hascombinedbothpassionsinherlatestproject.
  Shehashelpedcreatea women’sworkwear
  collectioninassociationwithhighstreetretailers
  Marks& Spencer,JohnLewisandJigsaw,andher
  fashiondesignerfriendMishaNonoo,tobenefit
  thecharitySmartWorks,ofwhichsheis patron.
  Foreveryitempurchasedfromthecollection,
  anotherwillbedonatedtothecharity,which
  offers unemployedwomen attendingjob
  interviewsa two-hourdressingandcoaching
  serviceanda follow-upcapsuleworkingwardrobe.
  AnnouncingtheprojectintheSeptember
  issueofBritishVogue, whichsheguestedited,the
  DuchesssaidshewantedwomenvisitingSmart
  Workstohaveaccesstothesortofclassic,timeless
  outfitsthathaven’talwaysbeenavailableamong
  theclotheshithertodonatedtothecharity.
  “Whenyouwalkintoa SmartWorksspace
  you’remetwithracksofclothingandanarrayof
  bagsandshoes.Sometimes,however,it canbea
  potpourriofmismatchedsizesandcolours,not
  alwaystherightstylisticchoicesorrangeofsizes.
  “Tohelpwiththis,”shewrites,“I askedMarks
  & Spencer,JohnLewis& Partners,Jigsawandmy
  friend,thedesignerMishaNonoo,if theywere
  willingtodesigna capsulecollectionofmore
  classicoptionsfora workwearwardrobe.
  “Notonlydoesthisallowustobepartofeach
  other’sstory,it remindsusweareinit together.”
  TheDuchessofficiallyvisitedthecharity’s
  headquartersinWestLondoninJanuaryandlast
  weekit emergedthatshemadefurther“quiet
  visits”whilepregnant,photosofwhichhavebeen
  postedtothe@SussexRoyal Instagram account.

INVOGUE

Meghan’scollaborationwithVoguetookplacein

secretoversevenmonths,andtheSeptemberissue

features 15 female “trailblazing changemakers”

TheDuchessofSussex’snewproject

focusesonSmartWorks,a charitythat

helpsunemployedwomenpreparefor

job interviews,includinggivingthem

an outfit,andwhichshevisitedin

January when announced as its patron

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. PA PHOTOS. PETER LINDBERGH. @SUSSEXROYAL

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