I apologise.' The fashion designer was awarded an MBE for her services to business in February 2010. She sold her company, Cath Kidston, the same year but remains the company's creative director.

Read our privacy notice. Top designer Cath Kidston is facing a ban from driving after she was caught checking messages on her iPhone while at the wheel of her Mercedes.

In 1993 and with £15,000 of a start-up fund, Kidston opened her “very own, tiny shop” in London’s chic, upscale Holland Park neighbourhood. This marked the first iteration of Cath Kidston, and it sold ...

1. Cath Kidston's patterned blooms Sarah first met Cath around 10 years ago, as a fellow eponymous brand-owner.

All 60 of Cath Kidston's UK stores closed in April 2020 as fortunes tumbled. Here, Dinah van Tulleken reveals a selection of items from Holly Marler's first collection as creative director.

Top designer Cath Kidston is facing a ban from driving after she was caught checking messages on her iPhone while at the wheel of her Mercedes. The fashion tycoon, 64, picked up her phone as she sat ...