A D&G slip dress with lace trim that looks like a nightie. A Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti dress with an open back and beautiful beading on the waistband. Some cheetah-print Russell & Bromley boots that were always very tight on the calves.

I accumulated Gucci slash-front knits (Tom Ford era), Dolce & Gabbana crop tops – as worn by All Saints – and some Chanel pieces. I saved up for some Chloé low-waisted jeans that I wore on repeat.Īfter gaining visibility as a stylist, I was given some samples. While Sophia teamed the 90s camisole with a boho skirt to create an effortless look, Rosie paired it with some jeans to give the outfit balanceĪs I progressed from intern to employee, I could afford Kookaï and, for very special occasions, Joseph. It was under £10 but it made me feel like a style queen. When I skipped over to work at Elle, supermodel Yasmin Le Bon was guest editing and was papped wearing a Disney kids’ T-shirt. I teamed mine with a boy’s V-neck from John Lewis school uniform department and hoped I looked like Amber Valletta on the Prada catwalk (I didn’t). I couldn’t afford the satin slip skirts I saw the Vogue staffers in, so I shopped at M&S. In the mid-90s I was a skint fashion magazine intern. Head torch on, I searched among the spiders for fashion treasures and found them – not neatly catalogued and in acid-free tissue paper, I’m afraid, but in a Sainsbury’s bag. This inspired me to go up into the loft to look for my old castoffs. Recently I registered that Sophia was returning from shopping trips with high-street reworkings of looks I wore 25 years ago. Now, suddenly, I’m seeing these looks everywhere: on celebrities (everyone from the Hadid sisters to Jennifer Lopez is sporting those biker shorts) and the catwalk (low-rise jeans are now sanctioned by Isabel Marant).Ĭrucially, I’m seeing them on teenagers. Sophia wanted to make it more youthful, so she teamed the sheer dress with a chunky jacket and trainers Rosie likes to let statement pieces, like this Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti dress, do the talking by keeping accessories to a minimum.

Teenage preppy bedroom