Lulu Guinness


Lucinda "Lulu" Jane Guinness is a British accessories fashion designer.

Biography

She was born in May 1960, the daughter of Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, 9th Baronet descended from a colonial administrator.
In 1986, she married the Honourable Valentine Guinness, a younger son of the 3rd Baron Moyne. She has two daughters, Tara and Madeleine. The couple divorced in 2013.
Lulu was appointed an OBE for services to the Fashion Industry in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours and in 2009 received The Independent Handbag Designer Awards ICONOCLAST Award for "Lifetime Achievement in Handbag Design".

Lulu Guinness company

Lulu Guinness was launched in 1989 as a handbag and accessories retailer and currently operates multinationally.
The brand unveiled its debut ready-to-wear apparel range in 2017.
As part of her 'Collectables' range, Lulu's The Florist Basket forms a permanent part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's "The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997" exhibition in London.
The brand has sold through QVC for many years with Guinness showcasing the products herself. She also used that platform to promote Paloma Faith and her music.
Celebrities such as Faith, Kate Moss, Alexa Chung and Helena Bonham Carter are cited as fans of the Guinness clutch bag.