WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR OTHERS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO SIMILAR ROLES AND GOING IT ALONE/FREELANCE?
Oh, lordy. Fashion is a competitive business, journalism is a competitive business and now we’re no longer in the glory days of print. But if you still want to be a journalist, in any area, then do the work. Demonstrate your talent and your work ethic by utilising all the digital platforms, find the things that you’re passionate about and have an opinion on and write about them. And read, read, read. If you want your writing to stand out, you have to read the best – not only journalists, but novelists and non-fiction authors. Study their words, absorb their sentences, then write your own.
HOW DO YOU STYLE YOUR MARFA STANCE PIECE?
I’ve had my delicious Marfa Stance Reversible Shearling Combo Quilt for over a year and it is my constant companion. I’m so glad I had it through lockdown. I love changing the collar and the hood is a new delight, which really transforms the coat into more of a parka. I wear it mostly with jeans, as I wear jeans all the time, and I particularly like it with white denim, or with khaki cargo pants. People always compliment it and then stroke the shearling.
Photographer credits: Zac Frackleton