Born in London, for more than a decade Lily Allen has made her own name as a rare truth-telling songstress,by boldly putting her failures and foibles on full display in a way that is both brave, fearless, and sometimes a little bit crazy! But she faces life full on, makes mistakes sometimes, but stands proud and moves on. Lily left school at 15, and yet to date has received 31 awards and 73 nominations for her music,including nominations for nine BRIT Awards, one Grammy Award, three Ivor Novello Awards,one Mercury Prize and twelve NME Awards. What Lily demonstrates and where she is a role model is that if you have a talent, and more importantly have the sheer force of will, you will find a way to success.
Controversy, artistry, and pressure come at a price though and she has been (characteristically) open about her mental struggles. She has also been outspoken regarding the pressures of negative body image throughout her career. This honesty has helped open up discussion and gone some way to making the discussion on mental health issues and eating disorders more acceptable in society today.
Since singing her way into our lives wearing cute prom dresses and hi-top trainers, we’ve seen Lily’s style evolve into that of a ladylike Chanel muse.Whether she’s wearing sequins at Glastonbury or couture dresses to fashion week, we admire that she applies her fearless spirit to fashion too.
We salute Lily’s courage and honesty so we have named our new tote bag after her. Think the never full but with loads of pockets and utterly organised. The exterior has gorgeous quilted slip pockets and it slides over a trolley for an easy commute. Inside the bound interior makes it a dream to find everything while the genius pocket details keep your essentials in easy reach be it a baby bottle or gym flask and it has super cute pen holders and a new notebook holder too. If you are rushing out as a busy mum, or dashing out to the office or gym or the music studio this bag is something that you can throw anything into and just zip up the top and look on top of your style game (it fits a 16” laptop too BTW). Anyone can use it, and everyone will love it. It’s a designer leather bag for everything and a wardrobe essential in the making.