When I was a kid, I wasn't exactly a freak, but I never quite fitted in with any of the style tribes, and always did pretty much my own thing. This carried on as I grew up, eventually becoming a unique selling point, and now I'm an independent designer running an innovative small business.

Our clients range across many industries, so my style needs to reflect the individuality and invention which are cornerstones of the brand identity, holding its own in competitively fashionable media organizations, while opening doors in more conservative business environments. So I tone it down or amp it up depending on the situation, but it always needs to be authentically my own.

Fashion is my hobby. I love the high street. I splurge on designer pieces. I restore vintage and thrifted pieces to their former glory, and run up my own styles on the sewing machines in my back room. The contents of my closet is a mixed bag, and in modest way, my own evolving collection in miniature.

I know my look is not for everyone, and that my photos will never capture the richness of alpaca wool, or how vintage Issey Miyake swishes when you walk, but all I can say is that it these looks work for me, and if it doesn't make me feel good, it doesn't leave the house.

All that, and I don't do handbags.