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Sara Berman, the former fashion designer, is now an artist and Creative Director of N.Peal Cashmere, she is mother to Lulu 9, Raf 5, Marley Beau 21 months
What do you love about motherhood?
My kids, the chaos, the sense of something greater. I am lucky in that I can shape my time and be very hands on. I love taking and fetching from school, travelling lots with them all… As they get older and we come out of the baby baby phase I am loving the games we can play together, the chatting, the later bed times, mellow family dinners and general hanging
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out. I love being mum but I must say that 3 is so much easier than one and when I had Lulu at 28 I was so young and I struggled. Now that I am in my late 30’s and there are 3 of them, it is a whole different ball game.
What do you love about your career?
I am very very lucky in that I very simply love what I do. I have carved my own path over the past 13 years and now I am in the wonderful position of being both a visual artist and also Creative director of N.Peal. Each feeds of the other. Fashion is a language I love and understand and N.Peal is an
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exciting brand. I also love cashmere so I feel rather lucky to be working with them. And Painting makes me happy. I am very disciplined and work every day either painting or researching ideas. It is also very hard, frustrating and even boring when things aren’t going right, but occasionally I can fly and it all comes together in a moment of total brilliance and it is those moment that make me fly. I guess it is important for me to be able to move across the two things. Art and design info each other but it also gives my brain a chance to switch sides
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and refresh.
Your AW13 style picks…
For off-duty weekend wear? N.Peal cashmere sweater and Rick Owens trousers.
For 9-5 chic? See above! I tend to wear the same things all the time with hen occasional addition of an LBD from Miu Miu or a Theyskens Theory jacket.
Failsafe beauty products?
Elta MD SPF 46 sunscreen. Everyday. Rain or shine.
Daily rituals that keep you balanced?
Painting and reading.
Best family holiday?
Italy with all my crew, my sister and her crew, my parents and our best friends and their crew. We do it every year and
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it is pure joy. Loads of eating, playing and general hanging out.
Top hotel for weekend break without kids?
Es Cucons in Ibiza. My husband and I go every year on our anniversary.
Your idea of blissful ’selfish’ time alone?
Every day I paint alone in my studio. It is necessary for me to do this in order to be happy, centred, a happy mother and a good friend. I read an essay by Ayn Rand called the Virtue of Selfishness. She believed that the word ’selfish’ has been given negative associations but the reality is that each man (or woman) has a
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responsibility to nurture their own self interests at the core of their being. Only by doing so do we free others of their obligations towards us and lead an honest life. I’m with her.
For more info contact: sara@saraberman.com
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Molly Gunn - 1 Sep 13
Sara Berman, the former fashion designer, is now an artist and Creative Director of N.Peal Cashmere, she is mother to Lulu 9, Raf 5, Marley Beau 21 months
What do you love about motherhood?
My kids, the chaos, the sense of something greater. I am lucky in that I can shape my time and be very hands on. I love taking and fetching from school, travelling lots with them all… As they get older and we come out of the baby baby phase I am loving the games we can play together, the chatting, the later bed times, mellow family dinners and general hanging out. I love being mum but I must say that 3 is so much easier than one and when I had Lulu at 28 I was so young and I struggled. Now that I am in my late 30’s and there are 3 of them, it is a whole different ball game.
What do you love about your career?
I am very very lucky in that I very simply love what I do. I have carved my own path over the past 13 years and now I am in the wonderful position of being both a visual artist and also Creative director of N.Peal. Each feeds of the other. Fashion is a language I love and understand and N.Peal is an exciting brand. I also love cashmere so I feel rather lucky to be working with them. And Painting makes me happy. I am very disciplined and work every day either painting or researching ideas. It is also very hard, frustrating and even boring when things aren’t going right, but occasionally I can fly and it all comes together in a moment of total brilliance and it is those moment that make me fly. I guess it is important for me to be able to move across the two things. Art and design info each other but it also gives my brain a chance to switch sides and refresh.
Your AW13 style picks…
For off-duty weekend wear? N.Peal cashmere sweater and Rick Owens trousers.
For 9-5 chic? See above! I tend to wear the same things all the time with hen occasional addition of an LBD from Miu Miu or a Theyskens Theory jacket.
Failsafe beauty products?
Elta MD SPF 46 sunscreen. Everyday. Rain or shine.
Daily rituals that keep you balanced?
Painting and reading.
Best family holiday?
Italy with all my crew, my sister and her crew, my parents and our best friends and their crew. We do it every year and it is pure joy. Loads of eating, playing and general hanging out.
Top hotel for weekend break without kids?
Es Cucons in Ibiza. My husband and I go every year on our anniversary.
Your idea of blissful ‘selfish’ time alone?
Every day I paint alone in my studio. It is necessary for me to do this in order to be happy, centred, a happy mother and a good friend. I read an essay by Ayn Rand called the Virtue of Selfishness. She believed that the word ‘selfish’ has been given negative associations but the reality is that each man (or woman) has a responsibility to nurture their own self interests at the core of their being. Only by doing so do we free others of their obligations towards us and lead an honest life. I’m with her.
For more info contact: sara@saraberman.com
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Molly Gunn is the Curator of Goodness at Selfish Mother, a site she created for likeminded women in 2013. Molly has been a journalist for over 15 years, starting out on fashion desks at The Guardian, The Telegraph & ES Magazine before going freelance in 2006 to write for publications including Red, Stella, Grazia, Net-A-Porter and ELLE. She now edits Selfish Mother and creates #GoodTees which are sold via TheFMLYStore.com and John Lewis and have so far raised £650K for charity. Molly is mother to Rafferty, 5, Fox, 3 and baby Liberty. Molly is married to Tom, aka music producer Tee Mango and founder of Millionhands. They live, work and play in Somerset.
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