Fashion Words by Sonia Zhuravlyova Lifestyle I L L A N D / C L A R E S H I A M I L L J O H N W : P H OTO G R A P H Y Summer suiting ‘Because I didn’t train in design, there are no rules,’ says Faye Toogood of her spring/summer fashion line, Collection 020. A London-based design polymath, Toogood worked as Interiors Editor at The World of Interiors for eight years before starting her eponymous design studio in 2008. Her work now runs the gamut from interior design, homewares and fine art to fashion, and is rarely constrained by a defined way of creating. Her sister Erica, a pattern cutter, joined her in 2013 to work on clothing. 'Working on the Toogood clothing collection isn’t a separate discipline for me, it falls equally under everything I create, and I feel lucky to be in a position where this could take the form of a coat, interior or a table,' explains Toogood. Toogood’s aim was always to crosspollinate ideas and disciplines in order to create something fresh. ‘Our studio is made up of fine artists, product designers, sculptors, architects. You could have an architect working on a coat, which makes what we do so interesting; an architect is going to give you a different response from a fashion-trained eye, often creating an unexpected result – one that questions form and silhouette.’ Her foray into fashion came about from a desire to create easy-to-wear pieces for her friends and family. Collection 020 takes its cue from Spring/Summer 2024 LEFT Faye Toogood's new spring/summer fashion line celebrates colour and print ABOVE Collection 020 takes its cue from 20th-century artist Philip Guston 31