Name: Rachel Bowler

Occupation: Model

My morning beauty regime...
I cleanse, tone and moisturize every morning without fail.

Which models did you look up to when you started?
I love models like Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Karlie Koss who are doing other ambitious things along side they're modelling, they're focused girls and I think they're great role models.

How do you stay in shape?
I love walking in the countryside because its what I've grown up around, I most enjoy weight training.

Soundtrack of my life
This is hard because I can't go a day without listening to music. If I had to choose one song that's Guaranteed to make me dance, its 'I bet you look good on the dance floor' by Arctic Monkeys.

Your dream holiday
Another hard one as seeing the world is such a dream, but it would have to be somewhere extreme like seeing the river dolphins in the rainforest. I love adventure holidays.

Your best pick of Mimi & Thomas product is

VERITY leather cross body because its so smart and diverse and I love the shape. It's the perfect day to night bag.

1. Set the scene with L-O-V-E rose gold helium balloon.

£12 Urban Outfitters

2. Give the gift of gorgeous scent of Jasmin

£42, SPACE.NK.apothecary

3. Fall in love with Cashmere, our button wrap that is wonderfully soft and very practical.

Coral Pink, complimentary gift boxed. £80, Mimi & Thomas

4. A timeless classy navy stripe jumper

£59, Somerset by Alice Termperly, John Lewis

5. Ultra stylish metallic leather flats

£98, Boden

6. That so lovely It-bag that everyone admires!

MIMI leather grab bag £129, Mimi & Thomas

7. How can we forget chocolates? Strawberry heart shape chocolate.

£5.5, Hotel Chocolat

8. New lingerie set in pink

£27.5, Rosie for Autograph, M&S

9. All about cuteness, 'Lets Avo Cuddle' Avocado Biscuits

£12.5, Honeywell Bakes, NOTH

10. The thoughtful gift from Mimi & Thomas

VERITY 3 in 1 Leather Crossbody Bag with Purse, £79, Mimi & Thomas

So these are my top 10 picks.

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Happy Valentine's Day ♥

I cannot believe it's already 30th November. A very quick re-cap for the last few months it has been quite manic over here. As we started collaborating with fashion bloggers we are gaining more exposure on the social media and our lovely cashmere and clutch bags are warmly received and excellently styled by many fashion bloggers both UK and overseas.

What a hectic week it has been! Last week in Leicestershire was our half term week, that means my eldest son (29 months old) is not in the playgroup and I have my 2 boys (29 months old and 7 months old) on my own for 3 whole days!! During the same week is also LFW which Mimi & Thomas has participated. I have showcased my M&T clutch bags and cashmere wraps collection in a pop up store format at two wonderful venues: KH hair boutique in Leicester city centre and at the Mercure Grand Hotel Leicester.

What an amazing opportunity to be able to bring our online boutique to the public and interact with customers, bloggers, media, photographers, buyers and designers! An experience that I just could not miss!

I have also presented my new brand True Cashmere women knitwear debut collection at LFW catwalk, featuring M&T clutch bags. This is my first fashion show and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. My day at the fashion show is like a Christmas Day, all that build up, the mad preparation, stressful when certain things changed at the last minute like the running order, missing models and a few things has gone wrong but then boom all my models, one by one walked down the runway and eventually I walked down as a designer for the first time to receive a round of applause and it's done! Voila.

I cannot thank enough to KH hair stylists for their hardwork and expertise, also to all my models for bringing my True cashmere collection alive. They have trotted down the runway wearing my 100% cashmere key pieces and carrying my M&T clutch bags in a relaxed chic style accompanied by Ellie Golding's new track- Still falling for you. (I absolutely love this song since I have watched Bridget Jones's Baby.) Each of the models have presented my cashmere collection much better than my expectation, as a whole, they truly convey what modern cashmere knitwear is about, simple cut, flattering silhouette and provides a versatile modern wardrobe solution. The best of all is their ultra softness and cosiness, I must mention some models did not want to take theirs off and return their cashmere garments back to my rail. So there you go, that is my first fashion show, and now the follow up work begins! True Cashmere website is coming soon! Follow #truecashmere

Janet Carlisle

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