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64 || FASHION MAGAZINE || OCT-NOV 2017What do you love most about a woman%u2019s body? Why lingerie? I feel like I%u2019m a man stuck in a woman%u2019s body. I%u2019m able to tell what looks good on a woman, what fabrics and trim to bring appeal to her curves. All woman are beautiful in every shape and form that%u2019s how I design lingerie for them; Lingerie emphasizes a woman%u2019s values.Let%u2019s take a step back...are you South African born? How much time did you spend in your homeland? Do you have any memories of your time there? I was born in Santa Monica. My mother was born in SA, grew up there and moved to the US when she was 17. I went to SA when I was a baby. I do have a memory of going on a safari with my mom.Tell us about your parents? What do they do for living? Are you a large family, brothers or sisters? Are you a close family? (How in the world does fried chicken fit into this story) forgive us, we had to ask. My grandfather Stanley Methven created Rainbow Chicken Unlimited, which were factories full of chicken. He provided chicken in all of South Africa and he was the first provider of chicken for KFC. Over the years, the Methven family became the 3rd richest family in South Africa. From there they partnered with KFC and expanded globally. They sold the company in 1991. I was just born then in 1991 so I guess I missed the whole chicken phenomenon lol.After leaving South Africa, did you travel to the US or straight to Paris? How old are you at the time? I was 14 when I moved to Paris from Los Angeles. I stayed there for about 10 years, and earned my bachelor and master degrees. I then moved to NYC.When did you discover your creativity? Was it a love for drawing, a natural ability for mending clothes or simply a desire to learn about fabrics and the like? I discovered my creativity because I had so much emotion and I was able to express it through the beauty of the body of a woman. That was at the Dior fashion show. I wanted to be able to express all my emotions and show the world my erotic craziness through lingerie. I wanted to make the world%u2019s most expensive lingerie. I wanted to use lingerie to make men fall in love again.Paris, where style, elegance and couture are synonymous with the very breath of life. How has this magical city shaped your unique & provocative sense of style? Paris is absolutely why I am who I am today. It really was hard at the beginning as an American to adjust to the French culture and learn the language. But after a year or two I discovered the beauty and essence of Paris, the Crazy Horse, the Moulin Rouge, the history. That%u2019s what shaped who I am today.If you could bottle your time in the City of Lights....what would it smell like? It would smell like champagne, love, eroticism, roses, great wine and cheese, and a beautiful man.Equally as lovely...you continued your education in Florence Italy. Tell us a bit about your time there. Well my time there was absolutely stunning, I mean it%u2019s a beautiful city, I attended Polimoda for 4 months, I discovered all the houses for Couture, I visited the Atelier San Lorenzo, the Gucci museum, the jewelry was amazing, the food was miraculous, I would always have cocktail at the Savoy Hotel after school. It was just absolutely romantic. I fell in love with this city, I wish I could lie and say I%u2019m Italian. I discovered my favorite red wine in Italy Brunello.Q&A