I love fashion so it was a no-brainer really, but I went to a super academic school where I studied Latin and Greek and then a very traditional university so it wasn't until later that I figured out it could be an actual job as well. However, having a local seamstress meticulously copy a Vivienne Westwood couture piece for a May Ball was probably a clue that I wasn't cut out for life as a blue-stocking. 

I am all about building relationships. I specialise in both emerging and more established talent within the accessories market so I would like ultimately to transition into a more commercial sphere, scouting and broking partnerships and collaborations between brands and platforms.

When you’re working in the fashion industry you sometimes need to check yourself to remember that you are in an incredibly privileged position with unparalleled access to experiences ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. A Dior masked ball at the Musee Rodin with white horses disguised as unicorns, meeting Azzadine Alaia at his final couture outing where Naomi Campbell opened and closed the show, watching those St Laurent crystal boots march across the Place du Trocadero, a private Vanessa Paradis gig in Paris as a guest of Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld’s final show when the house transformed the Grand Palais into a beach that somehow featured an actual tide. The first time I was photographed by Mr Street Peeper in Milan, commissioning shoe designers to create the most beautiful sketches of their dream wedding footwear for Meghan Markle, a Vetements show in the Champs Elysees McDonalds, having Roger Vivier designer Gherardo Felloni sing opera to me in his studio, my first Valentino couture show, driving a Givenchy golf buggy at Claire Waight Keller’s Givenchy menswear extravaganza in Florence and the real-life Zoolander moment when the Queen sat next to Anna Wintour at Richard Quinn.  

Surround yourself with positive people who have your back, don¹t underestimate the value of connections, be specific with your goals, learn from your mistakes, take calculated risks and trust your instincts. 

The Frida Flamingo pump. It’s a statement piece so I’ll always mix it up and team it with cut-off shorts or sportswear. 

An orange floral print maxi dress by Dodo Bar or that I’ve rinsed on Instagram. The colour really makes your skin pop. 

The word ‘sustainable’ is relative. I think the most important thing is to have a business model that focuses on quality and minimises waste and over-production. Without those fundamentals in place, the rest is noise.