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What are three essential items in your wardrobe? A loose-collared shirt, workout tights of all lengths, and a solid bra. One of the things about having a baby is that your norks change size depending on what time of day it is, so you’ve got to have a good bra.
Jan’s 1952 vintage wedding dress.Credit:Courtesy of Jan Fran
Any go-to jewellery? A gold ring left to me by my grandmother. I put it on when I need to channel the ancestors.
Can you remember a favourite outfit from when you were a child? I’ve never been able to grow my hair super long; it’s been short my entire life. When I was young, I really wanted long hair so I would wear stockings on my head, in public.
And your worst fashion mistake? I don’t make any; they’re all hits, no misses. Although wearing a tight, body-hugging, boob-enhancing dress to a funeral was probably a mistake.
“The entire Schiaparelli couture collection” is at the top of Jan’s fashion wish list.
What was your first fashion moment? Wearing a shirt made by my mother with my name knitted into it when I was 18 months old.
What’s at the top of your wish list? The entire Schiaparelli couture collection: all the beautiful velvets and the gold!
Is there something you would never wear? I would not put on a bandage dress if you paid me. They suck.
Is there a current fashion trend you’re loving? No, but I can tell you what I’m hating: low-rise jeans. Do not bring them back, Gen Z, you know not what you do; learn from your elders.
What shoes do you wear most? Converse sneakers, or Birkenstocks.
Princess Diana as a young mum continues to be Jan’s top style inspiration.Credit:Getty Images
Who’s your favourite fashion icon? Princess Diana just after having William and Harry, getting around town in all the best stuff.
What do you wear on a typical working day? Working from home, it’s the old “party at the bottom, business at the top” cliché for Zoom meetings; I’ll wear a collared shirt but keep the Winnie-the-Pooh pyjama bottoms on.
What’s your favourite off-duty, casual Sunday look? Lycra bike shorts and a big loose jumper that’s not covered in baby vomit; just a clean jumper would be my favourite look at this point.
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