EMOTIONAL TIES Lulu Guinness shares the things that mean the most to her - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity EMOTIONAL TIES Lulu Guinness shares the things that mean the most to her By You Magazine - February 10, 2019 From her ‘autumn romance’ to the bag that came up roses, designer Lulu Guinness shares the things that mean the most to her. Chris O’Donovan Chris O’Donovan My rose basket bag is in the V&A’s permanent collection. That happened in 1997, very early in my career. I’d had no formal training. I thought, ‘If they think I’m a good handbag designer, then I am.’ This bag decided my future. It was inspired by my love of roses. Chris O’Donovan My daughter Tara is a trained chef with her own business [taracookery.com] giving cookery classes and one-to-one lessons. She’s very talented: she loves Italian food and even makes her own mozzarella. This tea towel is the first thing she had made for her brand. Chris O’Donovan In 2006 I designed a bag for a Sotheby’s exhibition inspired by artist Ann Carrington’s Pearly Queens series. This was one of the first pieces of serious art I ever owned. It really speaks to me: it’s so English and I love the fact that it’s made from buttons. Chris O’Donovan I collect powder compacts – I have hundreds of them. I had tables specially made to display them in. The square sapphire-studded one [bottom] belonged to my maternal grandmother, who I was close to. I was the first of her seven granddaughters. Chris O’Donovan Dior’s Diorissimo is my favourite fragrance. Its scent is lily of the valley – a flower I adore. It’s very evocative. My mum used to wear it, so it makes me think of her. She gave me this special-edition bottle for Christmas. I love its vintage feel. Chris O’Donovan My daughters Tara and Maddy [who are 27 and 22] gave me this sketch by East London-based artist Ros Shiers for Christmas. It combines two of my great loves: lipstick and supporting young artists. Red lipstick is my trademark – I’ve worn it since I was 16. Chris O’Donovan I have to be surrounded by flowers. Narcissi are my favourites. There’s something so hopeful about bulbs – for anyone who’s struggling, they show that everything passes; it may be a dark winter’s day, but these bulbs will be gorgeous flowers in just weeks. Chris O’Donovan John [Ingledew] is my boyfriend of 13 years and my great love. He teaches creative design and always gives me handmade birthday and Christmas cards [above]. We met through a mutual friend who we call our bearded Cupid. We are having what they call ‘an autumn romance’. Chris O’Donovan When my younger daughter Maddy turned 21, I had this portrait of her done by fashion illustrator David Downton. David did some work for me about ten years ago, and Maddy fell in love with his work then, so I knew this would be her dream gift. It really captures her. Interview by Charlotte Pearson-Methven For more information, go to luluguinness.com RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved