Selina Blow

I often get asked, how did you get into fashion?

I came into fashion through my main direction being textiles. Textiles have been my trademarks since I started, with collaboration of mixed thoughts from architecture, animation, film, colour, humour, warmth and friendships. This has been a consistent thread within my work.

My love of textiles and history, stemmed from my parents. My mother is Sri Lankan, despite growing up in the wilds of Gloucestershire, somewhat solitary; my mother’s wardrobe consisted of Bill Gibb, Ozzie Clarke and Thea Porter, where my Father’s love of history opened up my imagination to all centuries. Read more