I am sitting in Kelly’s cosy office in Notting Hill, surrounded by plump cushions, muted colours and piles of press cuttings. Despite nursing a cold and a bunch of damp tissues, she’s on good form and animated about the Rainforest SOS project which she’s working on with Vivienne Westwood. Today, her business is a growing empire, a testament to her drive, ambition, self belief and quite clearly, an insatiable appetite for opportunity. Some might mistake her confidence for arrogance, but you can’t maintain success in the design business by being modest. I find her laid back and approachable.
