Excerpts from a discussion with the designer of Kate Winslet's much hailed 2002 Oscar dress offer a biographical profile and relate his design motivations.

Short profile explains the former sculpting student's road to the presentation catwalk and the admiration by his celebrity clientele.

Lucy Wildman writes her take upon chatting up the London based designer in an Alresford boutique during a meet and greet with his Hampshire society roster admirers.