Launch of the ‘I Am Not A Plastic Bag’ tote, igniting the debate on plastic bag use and contributing to the UK starting to charge for single-use bags 2020 A hands-on, practical guide to managing the stresses of daily life' Evening Standard, Highlights for 2021

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair: A Manual for Life - Goodreads If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair: A Manual for Life - Goodreads

Faith In Nature shampoo: the grapefruit and orange is my favourite wake up fragrance and puts me in a great mood. The bottles are all made from recycled plastic and are refillable. The team at A Little Bird are taking a break to recharge and make some exciting changes behind-the-scenes. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Anya Hindmarch: Great British Brand 2023

Few designers can bridge the gap between fashionable and fun – and do it with style – but that is exactly what British talent Anya Hindmarch has become known for.

Anya Hindmarch on A Little Bird - An Insiders Guide to London Anya Hindmarch on A Little Bird - An Insiders Guide to London

The idea for the book came from the questions Hindmarch received while delivering talks on her business journey. Audiences always wanted to know more about the bigger picture. In response, she has written a revealing manual covering everything from dealing with investors to navigating a family illness, all with razor-sharp discernment and a self-deprecating honesty. The book is brimming with her tips and ideas on how to be a working mother/parent, how to run an organisation, how to be more organised and tidy, how to look after your kids (and ideas on how to get other people involved), how to be a step-parent, how to be a partner, how to find a mentor, how to care for ageing parents, and how to be yourself authentically (and trust yourself), and how to let go of the idea of perfection. So many – not doing ‘dominos’ (when work worries bleed into home life and visa versa.) Not trying to be the home guru that my non-working Mother was as it is hard to do everything without paying the price. Asking my husband to write the thank you letter for dinner we both went to once in a while.WATCH: London train driver leads ‘free Palestine’ chant on intercom, gets suspended Indian-origin man charged with murder of Indian woman in UK I grew up with business as part of our family language and culture – I think I helped my father write some of his invoices as a child. I love the creative and business sides of the job with equal measure. The above excerpt from Anya Hindmarch's If in Doubt, Wash Your Hair has been reproduced here with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing.

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair: The Sunday Times bestseller

Anya Hindmarch is a mother of five, stepmother, entrepreneur and globally renowned businesswoman. In If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair, she shares what she has learned during her busy and eclectic life, what she still worries about, and what advice she has received along the way. I love Battersea Park and Chelsea Physic garden and Fischers for dinner (below) and Olivogelo for ice cream (below) and the new Anya Café for lunch! Through a lighthearted, almost humorous prose, she highlights those practical solutions that helped her navigate a busy and eclectic life and emphasises on the importance of creative thinking and visualisation: making her work an inspiring handbook for budding entrepreneurs. Being organised is critical to running a business and critical to running a family, and becomes essential when you manage both... it is vital to my mental well-being." You’re known first and foremost as a creative and a designer, but you’ve got an incredibly business savvy head. How did you learn that part of your job?

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I think it’s all about feeling like yourself. When I feel I’ve nailed an outfit is when I put it on and don’t think about it again. I forget it. I’m not having to hold in my tummy or pinch at something. When you get that right you smile with your eyes and look people in the eye, you’re just a bit more yourself and that’s what fashion is for – that’s the point – to forget what you’re wearing and feel good and confident. That’s my focus when it comes to dressing.”