HUGH BONNEVILLE from Blackheath to Downton Abbey and Beyond
residentThe Guide LEADING THE WAY Meet 10 of the area’s most influential people STYLE COUNSEL Three local fashionistas on autumn’s hottest trends HUGH BONNEVILLE From Blackheath to Downton Abbey and beyond October 2013 LOCAL Photos by Joe Lord and Ben Joseph Photography LUXE Making their mark From Lee to Locksbottom and Charlton to Chislehurst, our cup runneth over with independent traders, individuals and those striving to make a difference. The Guide Resident rounds up 30 of its favourite local movers and shakers ‘I chose to set up in Greenwich because of a Charlie and The Chocolate Factory- Fashion it’s a really nice home for independent inspired collection of colourful, tailored Phyllis Taylor, Sika brands like me,’ says Phyllis. ‘The locals pieces created from high-grade fabrics. It’s Phyllis Taylor had always marvelled at really appreciate it and there are lots of a fairly limited collection, and Phyllis’ the coloured prints she saw when visiting tourists around. People are really familiar regular customers are flocking to buy her parents’ homeland of Ghana. Having with the area.’ pieces already, so you need to call in quick always loved fashion, she wondered Sika’s AW13 collection, Candy, shirks to get your hands on it! whether she could work them into a off the usual plethora of blacks and greys 4 College Approach, Greenwich SE10 9HY; collection that her peers would wear. So that pack the department stores in favour 020 8858 8158; sikadesigns.co.uk she took up a course in dressmaking and pattern-cutting at the London College of We also love… BLACKBURN BOUTIQUE Fashion and in 2005, her label, Sika, was Russell Blackburn, of Blackburn Bridal, born, marrying West African textiles with DAVINA BOUTIQUE opened his Blackheath occasionwear London’s urban chic style.
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