Fashion folk

Jasmine Guinness, model, London

Jasmine Guinness, model, London

Age: 29

Occupation: Mother/clothes model

Where were you born? Dublin, 1976. The year of the punk

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What was your first paid job? Laura Ashley catalogue. Aged eight. It was shot by Perry Ogden in Connemara, with my friend Zita.

How and when were you spotted by your modelling agency? I was brought in to Models One, aged 15, by my soon-to-be sister-in law Ramona.

What is your earliest childhood fashion memory? My dungarees with "Big Boss" written on the front (age five) and my red wellies.

Your most memorable fashion shoot? Shooting for Italian Vogue at Issy Blow's house. Ellen Von Unwerth took the photos and I met Philip Treacy and Sophie Dahl. It was her first shoot.

If you could invite people dead or alive to a dinner party hosted by you who would they be? Henri Cartier Bresson, Phil Lynott, Katherine Hepburn, Salvador Dali, Bob Marley.

What would the menu be? Caviar, Beef Wellington, Bread and Butter pudding.

And the dress code? Black and White (Guinness).

What does Irish fashion mean to you? Irish fashion at the moment to me means Philip Treacy, Lainey Keogh, John Rocha, Suki and Nic, and Cyane Kingston. All designers with dynamic and original visions of contemporary fashion.

What designer would you choose to dress you for
a) A garden party:
Suki and Nic dress with Philip Treacy hat, Lulu Guinness bag and Manolo Blahnik shoes.
b) A day in the country: Carhartt and Adidas.
c) Your wedding: Channel dress, Philip Treacy hat, Sumfortune shoes.

Tell us a beauty secret: A dab of powder on top of lipstick will make it last longer.

• In conversation with Celestine Cooney