The French daughter of the milliner Simone Mirman co-founded Sock Shop with her husband in 1983 because she believed that “people should be able to buy socks and stockings as easily as they buy newspapers”. A former junior secretary at Marks & Spencer, Mirman’s empire was a socking success and as a result, in 1987, she was named the 188^th richest person in Britain. All was not to continue to plan and with the economic crash came administration and a sale of the business for a paltry sum. Instead of retreating to the country, this mother of three launched Trotters – which she termed “the first store dedicated solely to children” – in 1990 and has built it into a chain of six retail outlets. Sophie Mirman swims in The Serpentine all year round and loves to prepare meals with her AGA.

The Roll Call - FASHION

1

Luigi Tadini

2

Nina Griscom

3

Kiel James Patrick and Sarah Vickers

4

Mollie Ruprecht Acquavella (née Mollie Ruprecht)

5

Lauren Santo Domingo (née Lauren Davis)

6

Zac Posen

7

Luca Rubinacci

8

Suzy Menkes OBE (AKA “Samurai Suzy”)

9

Barbara Casasola

10

Bettina Graziani (1925 – 2015, born Simone Micheline Bodin, also professionally known as ‘Bettina’)

11

Pat Albeck (AKA “Queen of the Tea Towel”)

12

Erika Bearman

13

Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño)

14

Ariana Rockefeller Bucklin

15

Indré Rockefeller

16

Sophie Mirman

17

Errol Douglas MBE

18

Noelle Reno

19

Byron Bradshaw

20

Emilia Wickstead

21

Kira Plastinina (Ки́ра Серге́евна Пласти́нина)

22

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

23

Fadi Fawaz

24

Anna Wintour OBE

25

Lydia Bright

26

Isabella Blow (1958 - 2007)

27

Vidal Sassoon CBE (1928 – 2012)

28

Christian & Julien (Kriss & Jules)

29

Timo Weiland

30

Joseph Ettedgui (1936 – 2010)

31

The Duchess of Cambridge (formerly known as Kate Middleton)

32

Robert Konjic

33

Dame Mary Quant DBE FSCD (also known as Barbara Mary Plunket Greene)