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Christina Rapsomanikis
So Christina, what is your background and how did FORMULA get started?
My background is in marketing, sales and retail. I’ve worked for some incredible brands and retailers from the beauty & premium beverage industry. I kept hearing the same … Read more →
Nina Deckers
Tell us a little about your family’s background in luxury swimwear.
For over 30 years my family’s business has specialised in making high quality swim and resort-wear in our factory in Portugal. Every piece is hand finished by specially trained … Read more →
Herbie Mensah Vintage
Where’s your stomping ground?
West London, particularly Kensal Green – it’s where I live, where my kids were born and there’s a good sense of community. I stomp between there, Portobello Road, Fulham Football Club and every car boot sale … Read more →
Darshana Shilpi Rouget
Explain to us a little bit about the concept behind Alba Amicorum?
Alba Amicorum is about experiencing art on an intimate level. Blurring the boundary between art and fashion, Alba Amicorum presents a collection of luxury scarves, each design being … Read more →
Christina Strutt
What made you decide to open your first store in Chelsea?
I wasn’t intending to open a shop in London at all, but there were two reasons and one complemented the other so perfectly I felt it was fate that … Read more →
Fleur b.
What made you take the step from fashion buyer to business owner and designer?
As a buyer I used to travel a great deal and was always finding beautiful brands that weren’t available in the UK and from this, the … Read more →
The Portobello Antique Store
What makes silver and silver plated items so special?
Throughout civilisation silver has been coveted and valued as a precious metal. Its malleable nature lends itself to be fashioned into both functional and ornamental pieces that can be handed down … Read more →
Polar Black Events
What inspired you to launch Polar Black Events?
I come from a family of self starters, my father is a composer and my mother was a jewellery designer, so setting up a business of my own had always been an … Read more →
Retro Woman
So Retro Woman, what’s it all about?
Retro Woman is one part of the Music and Goods Exchange empire. Founded in 1967 by eccentric entrepreneur Brian Abrams, it is the longest running chain of buy-sell-trade shops in the UK and … Read more →
LUX FIX
So LUX FIX, what’s it all about?
LUX FIX aims to give everyone the chance to be a fashion insider. We work with some of the most talented designers in the industry who handpick their edits of this season’s collections. … Read more →
