Today marks 9 years since the passing of legendary fashion tutor, Louise Wilson ❤️
"I can't think of anyone I’ve ever met who cared more about their work than Louise. She was a great and passionate educator, prepared to do anything and everything to help students she believed in. Her success rate was unprecedented. She was – famously – one of the few people brave enough to always say exactly what she thought, however hard that was for her to do or for the person on the receiving end to hear.
"Everyone who was taught by Louise was incredibly lucky; she was a lone voice of reason and truth, constantly battling for her students" — Alister Mackie"Louise's passing is a huge loss to the entire fashion industry. Her name was synonymous with Saint Martins and British talent – she became an institution in her own right. Everyone who was taught by Louise was incredibly lucky; she was a lone voice of reason and truth, constantly battling for her students.
At my Saint Martins interview, she accepted me there and then and, on the spot, changed my life forever. She helped me get a bursary, enabling me to move to London. She was my greatest friend at Saint Martins. I spent much of my time lurking in her office, smoking and absorbing her brilliance, mesmerised by her outspoken genius – always delivered with the sharpest, most outrageous humour. Twenty years later, she remained a beloved friend and mentor. I will miss her terribly.
"Louise was the first person in fashion to believe in me and encourage me to do exactly what I wanted. I think I'm probably one of the very few students who wasn't shouted at. Instead, I was the student who shouted at a teacher in the first term, for them never to return – something I think Louise enjoyed.
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