Kirsty is originally from Oxford but she moved to Manchester to complete her BA in Womenswear before completing her education with an MA Womenswear course at the prestigious Central Saint Martins. She currently lives and works in London at her studio located in the northwest of the British capital, where she give life to her structures, avant-garde accessories and her eclectic universe, tribal and unique.

It started by me wanting to adorn myself and not being able to find the right stuff in the shops (well not what I could by with the money earnt from my paper round) this then lead to customizing, then studying and then working in fashion.

These places are so different but I love the contrast and each one kind of feels like home when I visit. I’m from the countryside in Oxfordshire and do miss the greenness and clear night skies every now and then but it’s really easy to get to for visiting my family and friends.

Inspiration quite often comes from humble/mundane beginnings, like an old gentleman’s jacket on the tube to basic garments needing an update, I like the challenge in making something ordinary into something luxury with a twist.

It’s about playing with the idea of the humble t-shirt: draping it, embellishing it and as usual mixing a lot of statement jewellery into the mix. I also touched onto making the apron and tabard into luxury garments.

I generally always love the biggest piece of jewellery that I’ve done that season, so I would say the large multi coloured necklace with crystal clusters.

The clothes are a lot cleaner which makes it easier to showcase the statement jewellery this season, there’s not so much of an attention battle going on.

For the womenswear the fabrics were various luxury heavy wool jerseys mixed with sheer nylon and lace. For the embroidery we had fun artificial grass, swarovski crystals and aluminium coils. For the jewellery we also used the aluminium coils and loops, swarovski crystal clusters and brass loops. I like to work with contradictions – masculine vs feminine, cheap vs expensive, hard vs soft, heavy vs light etc.

The tribe thing is always accidental, it’s just my natural way of putting things together, does Tina Turner’s tribe in Mad Max count?

I’m trained in womenswear so I approach jewellery with the same instincts, I love having the option on working on both.

She loves fashion but doesn’t take it too seriously, she likes the fun side of it, she also appreciates the hidden details and quality too, and she’s very cool obviously!

I would love to do this I’m always open to collaborations and different mediums of how I can push my work.

Yes there is something quite amazing happening but my lips are sealed until it comes into fruitarian, its something to do with the jewellery side of things though.

It's an old violin shop in Kentish Town, and its rammed full of fabric, patterns, jewellery making pieces and wires – it’s an organized mess!

I will be taking my cues from my previous season, I’m still working with tabards, aprons and layering in mind. I’ve also developed a weaving technique into my jewellery which will keep it fresh for S/S13.

To make more beautiful garments and jewellery, and getting some sleep after SS13 is finished.