My Story

Style and sustainability, is my creative outlet stemming from a dark time in my life. As a survivor of sexual abuse and childhood trauma, I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder and chronic PTSD. I’d managed to keep all this well hidden and tucked deep inside myself until a recent period in my life where it made like a volcano and erupted with force. You probably wouldn’t guess it to look at me. I’m well presented and put together. I have a “big” job, a nice house and a beautiful family complete with dog. But underneath the surface, I’m struggling.

In times where the noise in my head all becomes too much, I find strange solace in having a beautifully organised, colour coded and minimal wardrobe. Honestly, I’m not sure why this soothes me, but as my wonderful Psychologist always says - it’s whatever works for you. I have an absolute passion for beautifully put together outfits. My style leans towards minimal with the odd flamboyant touch - a great shoe is probably my biggest weakness. The other great rule of my wardrobe is my maternal Grandmother’s passion for the phrase “quality not quantity”. Sometimes that magpie in me, takes over, but generally I have a policy of buying the best I can afford - and the most sustainable. Approximately 60% of my wardrobe is medium-high end second hand. Not only does this enable me to buy better quality, it’s also a great way of helping the sustainability of the fashion industry.