Clare Hastings | |
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 Clare Hastings, Hatchards, London, November 2018 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | author, former fashion journalist and costume designer |
| Partner | Nick Llewellyn |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Macdonald Hastings Anne Scott-James |
| Relatives | Max Hastings (brother) |
Clare Hastings is a British author, and a former fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer.
She is the daughter of Macdonald Hastings and Anne Scott-James, and sister to Max Hastings. [1] [2]
Hastings worked for over 30 years as a fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer. [3] [1] She started her career as assistant to Anna Wintour at Harpers and Queen magazine. [1]
Her book, The House in Little Chelsea, is about the history of an 1873 house in Finborough Road, London, that she bought in 1984, and has lived in ever since. [4] Margaret Drabble "greatly enjoyed" it, and called it "very well done". [5]
Hastings has lived with her partner Nick Llewellyn for over 30 years. [6] She lives in London, and spends her weekends at her cottage in Berkshire. [6] She has a daughter, Calypso Rose, who is director of the experiences company The Indytute. [6]
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