What inspires you?
Women inspire me, especially since I’ve become a mother. I have a new found respect for all women; women who are mothers, women who work, women who work and are mothers. The comradery in general, I guess. My friends inspire me in different ways as well. I have one who is an amazing cook, one who takes beautiful photographs and one who sets out the most beautiful dinner parties. What I love about Wardrobe Icons is that I can interview people that I have admired for years. There’s a real appreciation of being able to help each other out nowadays. Women have started lifting each other up and I love that.
I also find inspiration in travel. I have an artistic background and naturally I’m a very visual person. Whenever I travel I feel inspired by almost everything around me; local markets, fabrics, architecture… Recently I went to Sicily with my family and there were blue and green ceramics everywhere. Suddenly I really wanted everything in blue and green.
Who are some of the most inspiring women that you have interviewed and who would you love to interview in the future?
I loved speaking to Jenna Lyons when we launched. She graced me with a really long interview which was great – she’s so knowledgeable and interesting. Lucy Yeomans was another impressionable woman in the industry and very interesting to interview. Lyvia Firth, the founder of eco-friendly company, Eco Age was equally as fascinating. She promotes a way of living that I’m really interested in. Charlotte Tilbury was super fun and such a character, but my ultimate goal in life is to interview Gwyneth Paltrow. I’ll really feel like I’ve accomplished something if I can do that.
What one place in the world do you go to disconnect from everyday life?
I go and get a manicure. It sounds so simple but it’s manageable. I don’t really have the luxury of saying ‘I’m going to disconnect’, because you just don’t when you have your own business. I love my job so I choose to be that way and it doesn’t feel like a chore to check in. I have to say, it’s much easier now working with a business partner than it was doing it on my own. We share the joys and the hardships and we take it in turns to do things like Instagram, for example, so I can step away from that if I really want to. We have also both had to give each other the chance to take maternity leave which we wouldn’t have been able to do if we weren’t in it together. When I was pregnant I physically couldn’t work for the most part, so I actually found it somewhat relaxing in a weird way.
What does the future entail?
In the short term, we have a new website launch approaching which is very exciting. Wardrobe Icons was born 3 years ago now so it’s time for a re-vamp. When you start a business, people advise you to do things as nicely as possible on a smaller budget. These days, you can find out almost instantly if there’s a market for what you’re providing so you’ll have a fair idea as to whether or not it will work. If we want to be taken seriously now we need a stronger site. Aside from that, there’s nothing I love more than being on a beach. I’d love to move somewhere warm.