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Lucinda "Lulu" Jane Guinness, OBE (born May 1960) is a British accessories fashion designer.
Biography
She was born in May 1960, the daughter of Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, 9th Baronet descended from a colonial administrator.
In 1986, she married the Honourable Valentine Guinness (b 9 March 1959), a younger son of the 3rd Baron Moyne. She has two daughters, Tara and Madeleine. The couple divorced in 2013.
Lulu was appointed an OBE for services to the Fashion Industry in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours and in 2009 received The Independent Handbag Designer Awards ICONOCLAST Award for "Lifetime Achievement in Handbag Design".
Lulu Guinness company
Lulu Guinness was launched in 1989 as a handbag and accessories retailer and currently operates multinationally.
As part of her 'Collectables' range, Lulu's The Florist Basket forms a permanent part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's "The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997" exhibition in London.