Shirin Guild020 7351 2766241 Fulham Road London SW3 (Born 1946) Born in Tehran. Launched her own label in 1993. Largely self-taught except for six months instruction from a St Martin's School of Art tutor. Inspired by the crisp simplicity of the traditional clothing of her native Iran, Guild's loose-layered designs are all about comfort and understated style. Wide-leg trousers with wraparound belts, oversized round-neck tops with square kimono sleeves and her ubiquitous box sweaters. Gulid uses luxurious fabrics such as cashmere, tweed and flannel and her clothes come in subtle colours-brown, blue, grey, black and white. Loose layered easy-to-wear clothes and knitwear in square shapes made in luxurious British fabrics and yarns. Sources: The Cutting Edge - 50 years of British Fashion. The Overlook Press. Where to Wear London 2006: Fashion Shopping Fron A-Z by Jill Fairchild, Gerri Gallagher |