Cressida Bell
As a woman designing for men, Cressida Bell starts with a very different perspective. "I design ties that I would like to wear if I was a man!" she says.
An artistic dynasty
Cressida is the latest in a long line of distinguished creative talents produced by her family. Her father was writer and artist Quentin Bell, her great aunt Virginia Wolf, and her grandmother Vanessa Bell, the painter.
Drawing her inspiration
Cressida has inherited Vanessa's fresh approach to colour, and developed a distinctive style all her own. Always drawing in her sketch book, she says some of her best designs evolve from the ideas she records here.
The ties are hand made in England. Each one individually hand printed on 100% silk twill, then made up by hand with contrasting tipping (that's the lining); definitely one for the collector.
