Career
Miller's first jobs were with Alexander McQueen and Matthew Williamson. [5] [7] In 2006 it was announced that Miller's sister Sienna was to design a "fashion capsule" for Pepe Jeans; this project developed into a fashion label called Twenty8Twelve, still backed by Pepe Jeans, and its first collection, designed by the two sisters, was shown in September 2007. [8] They worked together as joint creative directors until 2012. In October of that year Miller left Twenty8Twelve and launched her own collection, "Savannah". The first Savannah line focused on "luxurious basics" and was marketed by Nelly.com. This led on to a Spring 2013 collection, reported as "heavily influenced by the 1970s". [9] The logo of the "Savannah" line is a swallow. [10]
Sometimes associated with the term "boho-chic", [9] in 2006 Miller described a "real bohemian" as "someone who has the ability to appreciate beauty on a deep level, is a profound romantic, doesn't know any limits, whose world is their own creation, rather than living in a box". [6] However, she dislikes the word "bohemian", [11] and the Sunday Times used the term "rural chic" for a collection she designed and modelled for the Hong Kong label Shanghai Tang. [6]
Also an occasional model, Miller has appeared on the cover of Nylon magazine [12] and Sunday Times Style. [13]
In 2023, she made a comeback in ready-to-wear with the launch of the womenswear brand Vivere, tagged as 'new smart'. [14]
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