Famous Face: Jasmine Guiness
Jasmine Guinness, model and designer, has worked with brands such as Burberry, Paul Smith, APC, Joseph and was the face of Guinness for their 250th anniversary. She has worked with photographers such as Mario Testino, David Lachapelle, Bruce Webber, Tim Walker and Patrick Demarchelier to name a few. Jasmine is a talented designer; in 2001 she co-founded Clothesline with Jade Parfitt and Zita Lloyd to help AIDS and HIV orphans in Sub Saharan Africa. Jasmine designed women’s wear successfully for Littlewoods and has more design projects in the pipeline for 2014.
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Famous Face: Jo Glynn-Smith
Jo Glynn-Smith is a fashion and style consultant. With over 15 years of experience in the fashion industry, she is a leading authority on wardrobe consultancy and the imperfect science of how dressing well for work can positively shape your future.Jo Glynn-Smith is the Retail Editor of Harper’s Bazaar UK. Based in London, Jo has held senior roles in the fashion industry, in public relations, event organisation and fashion show production. In addition Jo is a published writer, experienced presenter and public speaker
Famous Face: Kim Elliot
With over 20 years experience in the fashion industry, Coast’s head of design Kim Elliot is the creative powerhouse behind Coast’s recent collections. With 17 years experience at Monsoon Accessorize, she was perfectly placed to develop Coast’s signature occasion wear collection and continues to grow in this role, overseeing each and every design with passion
Famous Face: Neil Hendy
Neil Hendy has true high-street pedigree with over 25 years experience in the British fashion industry with stints at River Island, Debenhams, Miss Selfridge, culminating in a Head of Women’s wear design at Marks and Spencer where he oversaw a team of 40 designers. During this period he has collaborated with celebrities and designers alike including Twiggy, Zandra Rhodes, Jasper Conran and has also worked closely with the British Fashion Council to promote young talent. Recently appointed as Coast Creative director, Hendy now uses his vast experience to oversee all of Coast’s creative output, including marketing, VM and design
Other popular hues will be ‘Toasted Almond’ a suntanned neutral, which pairs well with the light, nurturing coral tone of ‘Strawberry Ice’ as seen at Rebecca Minkoff, and ‘Tangerine’ an energising, non-jarring take on orange that adds a pop of colour for spring. Rounding up the top 10 is an all-encompassing yellow ‘Custard’, which combines well with ‘Classic Blue’, and the warm red-brown colour of ‘Marsala’.
