What was your first job? I was lucky to get a job straight from Nottingham Trent Polytechnic with Next. I went for an interview there and started work as a pattern cutter and designer. Working as a pattern cutter is a skill I’m really proud to have

As expected, the first Fendi Autumn Winter catwalk show attracted the biggest audience (Fendi launched childrenswear at Pitti in July 2011). The famous monogrammed FF was everywhere from the backdrop to the clothes. First to appear were girls in

being feted as a success. With clear designs that hold together in a beautifully cohesive way, from the soft baby knits with the cutest of monogrammed slippers to the sporty look for boys, with blazers, jeans and knitwear combining for casual

The stage was set, quite literally, for a live gig with Marshall amps, a drum kit, guitars and microphones set, the words ICE ICEBERG emblazoned in red neons lights. The band arrived - young guns with a rock 'n' roll attitude - and kicked off with "So glad you made it! Gimme some...

, and model Kate Moss, who was central to Burberry’s most successful ad campaigns. Bravo initiated a radical reform of the British classic brand, recruiting the former Gucci designer Christopher Bailey in 2001. Burberry – now perceived as cool, contemporary

with designer childrenswear. For more children’s shopping, there are a number of shops in the Dublin outskirts.P Is For Pearl South William St. Tel: 00 353 086 389 3657; www.pearl.ie. A new city centre store that caters well for children clothes and accessories

. You’ve said in the past that you had a vision for the way you want to dress a woman because you are a woman. Does being a mother help when designing a collection for children? I really wasn’t that interested in designing a range of children’s clothes

emerge onto the catwalk for the debut collection of Fendi childrenswear, they are accessorised for fun, carrying fishing nets for pond-dipping and Davy Crockett-style attachments to their pockets, along with casual straw hats, soft denims, checked shirts

IT WAS A race against time to get across town from the Fendi show back to the Fortezza da Basso to catch the shuttle coach out of Florence and up into the hills for the Il Gufo event. With major amounts of traffic slowing our route for over an hour, we were beginning to wonder...