Written by Rebecca Lilley
Republished from Tycoon Magazine Business Economics / May 1, 2024
I have been interested in fashion, art and music all of my life. I was born in Chicago. My parents were both in the music industry with my dad being a successful jazz arranger and composer and my mom a jazz singer. Our home was always filled with creatives growing up. In my teens my father retired and we moved to Menorca, Spain where I studied History of Art and other subjects in Barcelona.
From there I decided I would go into fashion and study fashion design, pattern cutting and toilage at Jeffryn Byrs College Prive Stylist Modeliste, Paris for one year. After Paris I moved to London to study at Saint Martins. I graduated with a BA degree and was headhunted to work as a designer in Milan for Ilsa Grebner after which I returned to London and worked as a designer for Miz and Ghost for Tanya Sarne, The Ritz, then as the head designer for Lana Linea and Pink.
After an accident I then continued to work in fashion and entertainment PR with Just Associates PR. I worked on PR for ON/OFF catwalk show and a fashion show at Robin Gibb’s home showing Mark Powell in collaboration with Paul Costelloe. Robin Gibb was one of our PR clients, amongst others. I also enjoy writing articles on talented up and coming as well as famous designers. I’ve worked as a correspondent for Book Moda, Ufashion and continue to write and publish articles as Fashion, Art and Entertainment Editor for Just News International ( JNI ).
I have always loved creating still enjoy doing so with my art work and the odd fashion piece. Having worked most of my life in fashion, I find mentoring and supporting creative talent very rewarding as well.
I love the passion, inclusivity, talent and positive creative buzz in the fashion industry which always inspires me.
Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen and Dries van Norton are two of my favourite influential designers and will be missed as they have both just stepped down. This Spring / Summer 24 the fashion trends will be sheer skirts, layers and slips, deconstructed garments, bralets, crochet details as well as crochet pants, tops, dresses and overgarments, creative draping, peplum silhouettes, bold shoulders, fringes, exaggerated sizing in garments and shorts and minis. I always cover London Fashion Week which is so inspirational. The catwalk collection that I loved the most for LFW AW 24 has to be Paul Costelloe. His collections are always amazing.
Main photo: Paul Costelloe AW 24 Catwalk Show Kim Grahame Fashion Editor ( JNI ) front row
