Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs:
In Bloom.
Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs – who runs ethical label Beulah together with her business partner Lavinia Brennan – tells me that today is her birthday. “Rupert (Finch - her husband) has planned a surprise!” As she is currently seven months pregnant with her second child, we are guessing that the surprise won’t be a wild night at Annabel’s. (Although doubtless, the myriad of celebrities and Royals who adore Beulah will be staying out late in her designs at eminent parties tonight…) “I actually almost forgot how old I was,” she giggles; the pregnancy-fuzz is taking its toll. We shot Natasha’s cover a few days previously. In natural light she looked glowing and radiant, with a neat bump and wearing a blue Beulah jacket. A sign that she is having a boy, I suggest? “No! I’m actually having another girl; I just love blue,” she confides.
“This pregnancy is going quite well, but I’ve felt much more sick this time around. And been craving salad, ice and cucumber. I’m finding the idea of having two children a bit daunting. We are getting a double buggy though, the iCandy Orange…” I ask how her two-year-old daughter Georgia feels about becoming a big sister. “She doesn’t really know what’s going on,” explains Natasha, describing an adorable scene “but she pats my tummy and says ‘baby!’” And as for Natasha’s pregnancy style: “I’ve been living in my Jojo Maman (Bebe) white jeans, Seraphine tops and shirts; also, actually some of the Beulah empire line dresses in a size up. And I have a pair of Isabella Oliver leather trousers. Back in the day I’d take an hour to get ready before work, now it is all about ease; 5 minute make up and jeans and silk tops. I had to dress up for a wedding recently; I’m not in my heels anymore now though…”
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