Daily Style Phile: Lulu Kennedy, The New Editor At Large Of Love Magazine

Bio

- Born in Newcastle to "hippie" parents, Kennedy spent her childhood in a caravan, moving around from Devon to Ibiza to Sicily among other places. - Before settling in London, she spent three years studying in Naples where she spent her free time organizing raves in castles and warehouses, importing DJ's from around the globe to play her parties. She told Interview, "I've calmed down a bit since then," she says. "But I think even a great fashion show can have a rave element and energy to it. In my mind, the two things go together quite well. Nice loud music, a happy attitude front of house and then a drink and a dance at the after-party." - Eventually she began to work at a contemporary art gallery, and in 1996 a chance encounter with Ofer Zeloof kicked off her fashion career. He hired her to transform an 11-acre block of buildings into studios and warehouse spaces for artists and fashion designers, which eventually became a fashion commune. - She told SuperSweet:

"I used to put on raves, make movies and work in art galleries... I have zero training in anything fashion! Although I always loved clothes I never took fashion seriously or imagined I'd end up in it. It came about by accident from working here at The Old Truman Brewery – I used to rent venues out to fashion designers for their shows, got friendly with them, helped them out informally with production issues... That's how I got an insider viewpoint and a taste for producing catwalk shows."

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