INTERVIEWS
I’m lucky to work with the movers and shakers of the fashion industry so my series is designed to take you behind the scenes with influential figures. Whether they’re PR and marketing experts, news hunting journalists or super bloggers, here’s a little insight into their working life with my exclusive interviews.
Interview with celebrity brain training expert Jim Kwik
🧠 Who is Jim Kwik? Jim Kwik is a globally renowned brain coach, bestselling author, and the founder of Kwik Learning. Often called the celebrity brain trainer, he’s helped actors, entrepreneurs, and...
Interview with Journalist and Author Caroline Corcoran
I met Caroline Corcoran through my dear friend Rachel Tompkins (who I interviewed here) and got to know her by drinking copious amounts of wine on Rachel’s hen do and wedding. About Caroline...
Interview with Hair & Makeup Artist Erika Swinn
If you look up ‘happy’ in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’ll find a picture of the bubbly and vivacious Erika Swinn smiling out from the pages. I met Erika circa 2010 (give or take) when we were...
Interview With Stylist SulkyDoll Donna Taylor
Donna Taylor is better known to her followers as stylist SulkyDoll who shares her daily fashion choices, London events and styling updates on Instagram. Life is glossy on the outside with stints at...
Interview with Carl Thompson
I first met Carl Thompson when I was at one of my client's showroom in Astwood Mews where I taken it as my personal mission to sell him the virtues of the super sleek and shiny Morgan Plus 4. Well,...
Interview with Ghostwriter Shannon Kyle
I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of ghostwriting; it holds a kind of mysterious glamour that I find intoxicating. How it works and what it REALLY means is often the source of discussion in the...
Interview With Blogger & Influencer Maja Malnar
Slovenian born Maja Malnar is breath of fresh air as she is always happy, smiling and oozing confidence. I met Maja through her partner in Instagram crime, Lorna Luxe who simply says that Maja...
Interview with Kelly Eastwood The London Chatter
Meeting Kelly Eastwood, a.k.a ‘The London Chatter,’ at Mr Foggs Gin Parlour for her DONNA IDA Style Insider, you can tell instantly why she has been so successful in creating her blog and business....
Interview with Journalist and Author Luke Chilton
I first met Luke Chilton at a London party approximately a hundred years ago where there was a free bar (standard) and if memory serves me correctly, an up-and-coming singer called Emeli Sandé was...
Interview with Journalist and PR Consultant Rachel Tompkins
When I first met Rachel Tompkins, it was in the dusty office of the The Ripple Student Newspaper at Leicester University and I was so in awe of her I was completely mute (not the best first...
Interview Nicola de Burlet The PR Studio
Nicola de Burlet is a chic, classy, stylish PR...and there's no need to take my word for it, let's listen to what Trish Halpin, editor of Marie Claire had to say. “Nicola has always been a...
5 Things Gleaned from Michael Sheen
The thing is…I’m not a film expert which, when you’re in a cinema full of movie fans at the BIFA Central Picturehouse watching Michael Sheen being interviewed for Time Out London can be a bit of a...
Interview with Fashion Editor & Stylist Nini Khatiblou
Fashion Editor & Stylist Nini Khatiblou has an infectious character, ten minutes in her presence and you'll be smiling - promise! About Nini Khatiblou I've been working with Nini for, like,...
The Unconventional World of Henry Holland
If you had to pick one fashion designer for a cracking night out, I would suggest Henry Holland. Firstly, from what I have gleaned, from last Friday evening while he was in conversation with Kinvara...
Zac Posen Interview – Lighting Up Fashion
All I could think about on my way to see Kinvara Balfour interview Zac Posen was Claire Danes' stunning light up dress on the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala. The theme for this year was Manus x...
Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos Interviewed by Kinvara Balfour
I like design duo Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos from the very start of their interview with Kinvara Balfour at the V&A. They're thinkers; they exude a quiet confidence and talk carefully...
Interview Chloe Beeney
Chloe Beeney is irreverent; she’s bold, memorable and loaded with fashion knowledge. When I first met her she was a force to be reckoned with, wearing a shiny black trench coat and Christian...
Costume Designer Sandy Powell Interview by Kinvara Balfour
I am a believer in the power of costume. Clothes can create an image that quite often signals social, economic and political status. In film, characters can be good, bad, rich, poor, from a...
In Vogue – Kinvara Balfour Interviews Alexandra Shulman
As preconceptions go, Alexandra Shulman has a lot to live up to, after all she is the editor of Vogue, the most formidable and revered of fashion magazines – even Carrie Bradshaw struggled to be...
That’s Shoe Biz – Patrick Cox Interview
On Tuesday this week the fash pack (including Liz Hurley in an incredible Amanda Wakeley black dress) descended on the V&A to see legendary shoe maker Patrick Cox being interviewed by Kinvara...
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