When I saw 'Carnaby' emerge, it's retro look so reminded of 1960s psychedelic 'Swinging London' with its iconic fashion and music. I first visited London on a school trip towards the end of the decade and instantly fell in love with it all. Carnaby Street was the place to go for fashion and so when I was thinking of a collection name for the design it just had to be 'Carnaby'.

The underlying image is actually of a pomegranate tree on the Greek island of Corfu.You can just about make out the sole round fruit middle-left nestled amidst the leaves and branches. 'Carnaby's colour palette lends itself especially well to offering a range of complementary range of plain colour options for the back and sides of several bag models including the mini-shopper (seen left), the bucket, crossbody and washbag. As well as default charcoal, I've created versions with cream, rose, blackcurrant, tangerine and duck egg - and even duo-tone, split, combinations.