You have called it a ‘platform giving you the freedom & confidence to be fearlessly you’ how do you see this working on a practical level? A platform feels like a positive and uplifting space to help women rise up. We want to empower our members to reach a higher place of self-acceptance and to encourage them to embrace who they really are as individuals. We hope that TRWC will give women the support they need to be brave and fearless together. What or how do you hope people will use the platform? Well, there’s currently no signing up fee or membership cards, so women from ALL walks of life are free to get involved. It’s as easy as following along on the insta account (@therebelwomansclub) and joining in the conversations. This is a place where everyone is welcome regardless of background, race, age, sexuality, culture, size, class and ability. We want to celebrate womanhood of EVERY kind by sharing a diverse and uninhibited body of work and mix of personal stories. And if people really love what we represent, they can buy the Rebel merch and help spread the message too. Your ‘Make it Sewcial’ platform and hashtag was really successful - you’re a bit of an Instagram whizz - what do you put your success down to?
Haha! I love to make people feel included and good about themselves. Social media can often feel like a fickle and cliquey place to hang out. Not where you see my name. I’m all about the loving vibes and community, I treat my followers like good friends, virtual hugs and chat on tap. We all LOVE People Shop and you’ve become a Kings Heath institution - what plans do you have for the store? The People shop, oh yeah, my other business! I’ve been neglecting it a bit lately, to start a mini-revolution. Luckily it’s a family thing, so my husband Christian and son Milo have been taking care of things while I’ve been busy with my new venture. Our bricks and mortar store has been trading for 18 years now, so it’s well established but we have plans to increase our online offering too. We currently only stock a small range of our designs at www. thepeopleshop.co.uk and our customer base is worldwide, so it’s only fair we keep them happy by giving them access to the full collection. 2019 will hopefully be the year this happens. We’re all about giving a few less F*cks - what have you learned to let go of? I give a whole lot less f*cks about the stuff that doesn’t matter, saving my real f*cks for the stuff I’m deeply passionate about and the good things in life that make me happy. 057