Knitwear designer Nicky Dupont set up business in January 2003 to cater for the increasingly strong demand from women desiring capsule wardrobe essentials with a twist. What began as a hobby knitting one-off pieces for herself, rapidly spiralled into a struggle to keep up with the flow of commissions coming in from friends, and then other people craving her unique and flattering designs.

Her creative passion began at an early age when she learned to knit aged just 6 years old, but it was during a year spent in South America as part of her University degree that she drew inspiration for her first collection. Here she was able to hone her skills and learn new knitting and crochet techniques from watching the indigenous women on long bus journeys in Ecuador and Peru.

Extremely wearable and covetable, each piece in her collection has a distinctive point of difference, demonstrating her love for uniqueness whether it is the use of unusual textures, eclectic buttons or quirky pockets. Individuality is most important to Nicky:

‘Growing up in the westcountry influenced me to use oldie traditions such as fisherman’s knits and real Dorset buttons, I like to take inspiration from the past and knit with my own contemporary twist"

Every piece is hand knitted on needles or domestic machines.

The collection is stocked internationally, please click on stockists for more information. Fans include: Sienna Miller, Ashlee Simpson, PJ Harvey, Donna Air, Jade Parfitt, Bay Garnet, Tamara Beckwith and Christian Slater.