Lucinda "Lulu" Jane Guinness (née Rivett-Carnac; born May 1960) is a British accessories

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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 (born 9 March 1959), a younger son of the 3rd

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. 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 ''

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'' 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 first ready-to-wear range of clothing in 2017. As part of her 'Collectables' range, Lulu's ''The Florist Basket'' forms a permanent part of the

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's "The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997" exhibition in London. The brand has sold through

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for many years with Guinness showcasing the products herself. She also used that platform to promote

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and her music.

References

External links

Lulu Guinness Online
1960 births Living people British fashion designers Daughters of baronets Officers of the Order of the British Empire

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