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, including her Daisy de Villeneuve for Topshop illustrated range of household products in 2004, and the ten customized Moët & Chandon magnum bottles she designed for the decennium of chichi Parisien shop Colette.

Q. Name your favourite shopping destinations?
A. New York & Paris. I used to live in both those cities & 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.

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 & blue jeans, coat by Burberry, dresses by Les Prairies de Paris, underwear by Damaris, tights by Wolford, jewelry by Chanel & Hermes, a Cartier tank watch, and shoes by Manolo Blahnik.

Q. What inspires you?
A. Friends, traveling 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 & Grace Jones.

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.

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.