Fashion addict: Daisy de Villeneuve
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Daisy de Villeneuve
By Danielle Radojcin
The daughter of a successful fashion model and the man who helped ‘create\' Twiggy, 32-year-old illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve is a dab hand when it comes to anything fashion-related. As well as possessing a nose for off-piste fashion labels, she has collaborated with many of the biggest labels around. Collaborations include her Daisy de Villeneuve for Topshop illustrated range of household products in 2004, and the 10 customised Moët & Chandon magnum bottles she designed for the decennium of chi-chi Parisien shop Colette.
We get the lowdown on her fashion favourites.
Fashion addict: Daisy de Villeneuve
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Daisy de Villeneuve\'s website
Q. Name your favourite shopping destinations.
A. New York and Paris. I used to live in both those cities and am familiar with the shops there. When I\'m in Paris I love going to the handbag shop, Jamin Puech.
Q. What\'s your favourite item of clothing?
A. A pink dress by my friend Zac Posen.
Left: The homepage of Daisy\'s website, www.daisydevilleneuve.com
Fashion addict: Daisy de Villeneuve
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Zac Posen
Q. Any preferred clothing brands?
A. Les Prairies de Paris, Claudie Pierlot, Sonia Rykiel, Antik Batik, APC, Missoni & Étoile by Isabel Marant.
Q. Which pieces are you after this season?
A. This is a wish-list, but it would be: T-shirts by Splendid, cardigans by Missoni, Ksubi black and blue jeans, coat by Burberry, dresses by Les Prairies de Paris, underwear by Damaris, tights by Wolford, jewellery by Chanel & Hermes, a Cartier tank watch, and shoes by Manolo Blahnik.
Left: Zac Posen, autumn/winter \'07
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Debbie Harry, Daisy de Villeneuve, Manolo Blahnik
Q. What inspires you?
A. Friends, travelling to new cities, flea markets, museums, books, music and films.
Q. Which women (alive or dead) do you admire?
A. Debbie Harry, Coco Chanel, Jane Birkin, Audrey Hepburn, Wallis Simpson, Jean Seberg, Marlene Dietrich, Anjelica Houston and Grace Jones.
Clockwise from top left: Debbie Harry, an illustration by Daisy, an illustration by Manolo Blahnik
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Daisy de Villeneuve, APC
Q. Are you a shopping \'repeat offender\', and if so, what is the item you buy over and over again?
A. Dresses by Isabel Marant.
Q. Which handbag do you carry, and what\'s inside it?
A. A Lulu Guinness black bag with white writing. It has the word \'True\' on one side & \'False\' on the other. Inside are my wallet, keys, London A-Z, Oyster card, gum, diary, pen, BlackBerry, digital camera, lipstick, eyeliner & compact.
Clockwise from top left: an illustration by Daisy, Daisy at the BFC Fashion Forward party holding her Lulu Guinness clutch, a dress from the autumn/winter 07/08 APC collection
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Frida Kahlo, Zac Posen and Daisy de Villeneuve, Emmylou Harris
Q. The soundtrack to your life would be....
A. The very best of Emmylou Harris, \'Heartaches & Highways\'.
Q. One thing you hope to do before the end of the year is...
A. Take a trip to Mexico with my sister, Poppy, to visit the Frida Kahlo museum and experience the Day of the Dead.
Clockwise from top left: Frida Kahlo, Zac Posen and Daisy de Villeneuve at a fashion party, Emmylou Harris\'s album \'Heartaches & Highways\'
