In The Hot Seat - Amelia Walsh
No two VC Angels are the same but they all share one thing in common, a desire for well fitting, well made, comfortable staple clothing. This is the reason we decided to showcase in our "In The Hot Seat" series some of the amazing yet diverse women who, have championed the brand, supported and shared the vision to revive quality textiles and ethical British manufacturing and have worn the PBL since the start.
Amelia is passionate about fashion. She is a recent graduate of the highly revered LCF (London College Of Fashion) where she studied fashion pattern cutting. Her third year final collection was inspired by the 60's space race, interested in how 60s fashion reflected a modern and minimalist approach and she used clean geometric shapes and lines to reflect the idea of futurism in her final year catwalk collection.
She has been a PBL wearer for 3 years and has shared her legging love time and time again by kindly posting many pictures online so check out her wonderful work and please help us say a big thank you by following her feed on Instagram @ameliaa_walsh
And if you want to join our growing gang of Venus Cows (Beautiful Women) changing the face of fashion just post your pic on any social media channel. (We only ever use our real customers in our marketing and advertising) Make sure to tag us in and you might find yourself being featured.
This is the fourth in our #vcangel "In The Hot Seat" series; Enjoy.
Q. What is your age?
A. 22
Q. Where are you from in the world?
A. I come from Essex, but currently in London for University
Q. What is your Greatest Achievement/Proudest Moment?
A. I would say my greatest achievement was graduating last year from London College of Fashion, I was so shocked and couldn’t believe I actually managed to get in.
Q. What was the greatest obstacle you had to overcome to get there?
A. I’ve suffered with a few health issues in my past, which was difficult but I knew I wanted to go to university so I kept working hard and kept positive. I managed to overcome my health issues and get into my top choice university.
Q. What do you do for fun/ to relax?
A. I enjoy going out with friends and listening to music. Currently living in London, there are always fun things going on, so it’s nice to go out and take a break from work!
Q. What is the most exciting place you have visited that you long to return to someday?
A. My family and I used to visit Greece most years, and me and my father used to go scuba diving which was so much fun. So I hope we can do more of that in the future.
Q. Who in your life inspires you the most?
A. My family are the most inspiring people in my life, they are the best.
Q. What is it about them that drives you to work hard and be better?
A. Strong work ethic, they all work incredibly hard and have always helped me through everything challenging.
Q. How do you keep yourself motivated to keep going when things get tough?
A. Finishing uni and looking for a job, it’s been a really tough time so I try to be positive and think I'm so fortunate, I’ve worked so hard for the last 3 years to achieve my degree I just have to keep going. I have great people around me also and they keep me motivated.
Q. What's the one thing you want to achieve/do before you die?
A. I would love to a sky drive and to do to raise money for charity.
Q. What did you do today?
A. I cut a pattern for one of my new designs.
Q. If you could do any profession/job what do you think you would be great at and enjoy doing the most?
A. I love my job but in the future I am definitely open to exploring.
Q. What was the last book you read?
A. Fear and Fashion In the Cold War by Jane Pavitt
Q. Who are you listening to at the moment?
A. I listen to a range of music, I think it depends on what mood I'm in but I am big fan of 90s music, as it never gets old!
Q. If you could change one thing about the world we live in what would it be?
A. Every child would be in education, I think it's so important and every one should have the right to learn.
Q. What item (other then your PBL) could you not live without?
A. I live in trainers, I found the so comfy and as I do so much walking they are so handy to have, however I probably own far to many!
Q. Please give us one word to sum up your Venus Cow PBL experience?
A. AMAZING!! (Most comfy leggings I have ever owned, and I also own the staple Ts and bra top which are mega comfy, so easy to style up, they just go with everything!)
You can read more by clicking on the links for VC Angel's Emma Rose Savage (dancer and student), Gladys Wakatama (Scientist) and Noreen Ferguson Hughes (Director)