Her move to Britain has also rewarded her with a beautiful husband and young child who is now three years old. Cecilia met her husband to be several years ago and married him in a small ceremony in 2007.

Cecilia’s other half comes from South Africa and currently is in employment at a prominent bank situated in one of London’s most well-known business centres in Canary Wharf. He has progressed up the ranks over the last number of years and is extremely supportive of his wife’s ventures.

Meanwhile Cecilia is a lady who knows what she wants to achieve. She has great passion in her current fashion course which she is undertaking in Central London.

She is a testament to the modern working mother by successfully juggling both her work and raising her child simultaneously. Cecilia has learnt a lot from her course and this will hopefully set her up in the long term as she attempts to become a name in the fashion industry.

Yet the work and life balance is carefully broken up by regular visits to their holiday home back in her husband’s native South Africa.

With blackberries fully switched off (or on silent at least!) for the duration, Cecilia allows herself the rare opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy lots of strolls along the white sandy coastline with her husband and child in tow whilst drawing inspiration from the outstanding South African backdrop.

Cecilia’s creations are gaining some more recognition thanks to brief mentions in a few local newspapers as well as having a small feature article on her work in a popular French women’s lifestyle magazine back in France.