I think having the writing as a backbone really helps because, to be honest, when you walk into a room with producers now I think they look at you differently because I can write I have done columns. I love both but I don’t ever want to give up the writing.
- Is TV now where you would like your career to head towards, back to magazines, both? And how have your aspirations changed over recent years?
I definitely following the TV thing more than the writing, I moved to LA for it essentially and that’s where it’s all at, so if I had to choose now it would be TV. But I never want t give up writing as I say, when you are old and wrinkly you can still be bashing out columns, but it’s definitely a career aspiration to write a book, non fiction actually a city style guide or something like that because I do travel so much and I’m always nicking little cards out of boutiques and restaurants and writing in my diary names and roads that I think are cool.
Another aspiration is to also do a clothing line, which is very cliché I know, but I have done a huge mood book, I’m obsessed with the 1970’s and Bridget Bardot and Mia Farrow, so that’s definitely something that I want to do.
- Your work in fashion has seen you on many a red carpet so, in terms of a style perspective, who always get it right/wrong and why?
I actually like girls who have a bit more of a seventies feel and Nicole Richie has it, that quite laid back feel, it never looks like she tries too hard. There’s a French actress Lou Doillon, she also a designer, she’s amazing.
Who gets it wrong? There are obvious choices like Britney but Angelina Jolie I’m always awww because she is so beautiful and it’s always black, sometime too vampy like that leather dress.
She wears quite plain Jane clothes during the day and then on the red carpet goes nuts and I just think it’s not her natural style, obviously it’s the stylist that puts her in something, and I think you should be more comfortable in your clothes.
- Christmas is just around the corner so that means lot of parties what should every girl be wearing this festive season?
Well I’m about to go to a party tonight in a pair of yellow cycling shorts with zips all over them which wouldn’t be my recommendation, I’m terrified that I’m going to be crucified, but they are made by the designer who is throwing the party and I promised I would wear them. I’ll let you know how that goes down (laughs).
Other than that I think that the one shoulder is still in trend, it’s just that little bit more glamorous than you average safe party dress. Lace is really huge for the Christmas season I also would press girls to buy a cape because that is the first thing that everyone sees.
In winter when you walk into a restaurant or an office that is your first impression and you do get judged by people in the first eight seconds so you need to make a statement with your coat. So for those who by, grey of black coats why don’t you think about a bright little dress coat? That would be my tip.
- And what about the spring season what should we be looking forward to?
There were lots of romper suits, shorts romper suits, back on the runway, Hannah Marshall had this gorgeous lavender colour that I just loved.
Also the big shoulders again but I think blazers that are done in quite a thin fabric, TopShop have got them in already, so it’s like a cross between a cardy and a structured blazer and just a really killer shoe is my trans-season tip just wear a more basic outfit with a really bright high, amazing shoe.
- Finally what’s next for you?
I am shooting a show for E! in the States and then it’s awards season January to March and I will be covering that for E! so lots for E! Then I do Vogue TV in New York, which is an online channel, so I’m really busy.
I have just done an Adidas campaign, that’s coming out in the spring, for England as well as America so I need to get fit if I’m going to be the face of Adidas (laughs).
See Louise Roe on Perfect Catch premiering on Sunday 1st November at 10.30pm only on E! Entertainment Television (Sky: 151/ Virgin Media: 156).
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