REPORTAGE
A letter to Leudi, Missy and Wolfie,
I always knew I wanted you. The stars aligned beautifully
for your creation. I became a mother early on in our business
and caring for you has taught me how to be productive and
enabled me to get things done in a meaningful, purposeful
way. But I won’t lie, there have been tough moments! It was
always hard to go to work and leave you all when you didn’t
want me to and when I didn’t want to leave you – to help
you understand that Mummy will always come home to you.I felt a lot of guilt. But going to work, being inspired and
working hard, then coming back to you empowered me,
and I’ll always be grateful to you for helping me learn that.
My childhood was very different from yours: my mother
passed away when I was 11 and my time with you
makes me cherish the moments I didn’t have with her.
I hope you are always safe and happy – but live with
your eyes open. The world is at your feet and I’ll
always be here, behind you.“My fav rite ments wi
y are
e most rand es,
like
e mornings when y al
jump into bed wi
us for cules”
CAMILLA FREEMAN-TOPPER, FASHION DESIGNER
WITH LEUDICA, MISSY AND WOLFIEmarieclaire.com.au (^) | 43