Christmas is a time for festivity, for spending time with those you love whilst eating delicious food and taking in all of the sparkle and merriment, all of the smiles and laughter that abound. As soon as December approached, and in the spirit of all those M&S ads, I decided...

I have been lucky enough in my life not to lose anyone that I was really close to.

Apart from my grandparents, who passed away in old age, I can thankfully say that my immediate family and all of my good friends are still here with me.

Death...

Having a child who suffers from ADHD or Aspergers is a complex and difficult thing. On the one hand it requires patience and as a parent, you have to devote a great deal of time to teaching that child things that may come naturally to others.

On the other, it...

Christmas being a time for family, I chose to shoot my forthcoming line for Peacocks - which is full of opulent fabrics and festive sparkle - at the home I share with my husband and three youngest children.

We shot the last year's collection in Hackney Downs and Richmond...

The past has always been my main source of inspiration. When designing for Peacocks, making my own dresses or planning my stationary and soft furnishing lines, I always look to antiques and vintage fashion for ideas - both of which are found in abundance in my local town of Frome....