Tatler sits down with Kristin Forss, Molly Molloy and Lucinda Chambers to talk about the fresh new label from two former designers of Marni and an ex-fashion director of British Vogue
All of you came from slightly different backgrounds. How has this informed the direction for Colville?
Molly Molloy (MM) I worked with Lucinda on womenswear and Kristin was working on menswear at Marni, so we’ve been work colleagues and friends. When we left Marni, we knew we wanted to continue our professional relationship, because we worked so well together and we knew that it wasn’t a risk.
We just wanted to create a wardrobe of ours, of things we loved and wanted to wear, and in Colville there’s something from all of us that comes together in a unique voice.
Lucinda Chambers (LC) What’s really interesting is that we’ve all had different experiences that we bring into it. Kristin coming from menswear has the eye for tailoring and details, Molly is also an artist so she illustrates, and I’m on the photographic side, coming from a magazine.
Even though it’s all different, Colville has its own identity that it’s bigger than any of us individually. I find that really wonderful, that it has a very distinct voice, almost like a fourth person.