Sunday Magazine – August 25, 2019

S MAGAZINE ★ 25 AUGUST 2019 33

FASHION

end without buying anything at

all, but then when I do I might

spend quite a lot.

How many shoes and handbags

do you own? About 25 pairs

of shoes. I’m obsessed

with backpacks because

I’m always carrying around

a laptop and a manuscript

or a book. I’ve probably got

eight smart backpacks that

match various outfits.

What is the best fashion advice

you have been given? My friend

and fellow novelist Jill Dawson

once said, “Never look at

the price tag of something

on the rail as it will influence

your decision. Only check it

as you’re about to approach

the till.”

What is your best beauty

secret? A good night’s sleep

will make you look better

than anything you can buy

in the shops.

Platform Seven (Faber & Faber,

£14.99) is out now. See Express

Bookshop on page 77.

Left: As a

left-hander,

Louise finds

this silver

Clarks

backpack,

with it’s

easy-to-

reach

pocket,

useful

Left: She bought

this tote, made

from a recycled

sack, in Spain

and the ring-pull

bag at the Royal

Academy Shop

Above: Her pink jacket is from Wealth of Nations,

the denim number was customised by Travelling

Wardrobe and her leather jacket is by Baukjen

Above: This gold signet ring

belonged to her father, while

the heart-shaped locket

was her mother’s

Above: This floral

1950s dress,

which Louise

wore at university,

belonged to

her mother

Louise wears a floral

dress from & Other

Stories with the

Irregular Choice shoes

she bought for the

launch of her novel,

Apple Tree Yard

Facing page, top: She

likes to wear this floral

Agnès B shirt with

palazzo pants by The

White Company

Facing page, below: The

writer teams an H&M

printed shirt with black

trousers from The White

Company and a Reiss

leather jacket. The

daisy necklace is by

Alex Monroe

Left: Her

pointed

slingbacks

are from

Clarks,

Ganni and

LK Bennett

PHOTOGRAPHS: TESSA HALLMANN HAIR AND MAKE-UP: AMI PENFOLD @ LHA REPRESENTS USING AVEDA AND NARS

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