Who is Lucy and what skills do you bring to the creative industries? I’m just like anyone else who has recently graduated from university, I’m just constantly on the lookout for a job and trying to develop new skills to build my portfolio while I have this free time. I think that I could bring a new distinctive style to the industry as my last collection at university was made using drape rather than traditional pattern cutting and it was the most fun I’ve had while making garments. So, it’s something that I intend to use in the future as it’s very hands on and creates a beautiful, one of a kind look. What first prompted your love of fashion? To be honest, I kind of got into this all by accident. I’d always loved drawing and making clothes for my Barbie dolls and my nan taught me how to cross stitch, so I was happiest when I was doing that. At school my favourite subjects were Art and History and I loved drawing the beautiful clothes of the Tudors and the Greeks. I was looking at doing art in my last year at college, but when I got talking to the tutor and asked if they did any textiles-based work, he directed me to the fashion stall and that, as they say, was that. But now I honestly can’t see myself doing anything else. (via Interview with Fashion Lover and Designer Lucy Hurst « Business Boom Bolton)