"Victoria Hart Is An Ambassador For Curves" Says Jacob Kimmie

Curvy jazz singer, Victoria Hart, has proclaimed herself as a fan of new designer Jacob Kimmie. The sultry singer says “I love Jacob Kimmie’s style – understated glamour. He really knows how to make a woman look feminine.”

Directional fashion designer Jacob Kimmie met Victoria Hart at a charity event earlier this year and straight away fell in love with her style. Jacob says: “I love her bubbly and spirited personality and the way it reflects in her music – that is her style. Victoria represents that new kind of cool that is a combination of quirky and chic – everything that Jacob Kimmie is about - so I invited her to come to my show at London Fashion Week in September and made her a dress to wear. She has a very sexy, womanly figure - Victoria could be an ‘ambassador’ for the curvy shape.”

Victoria wears Jacob’s dress in the album cover of her new EP, Mood Swings, due out for release on December 31st 2007. Victoria says “I love experimenting with fashion, especially with designers like Jacob who are up and coming and experimental like me. It was great to have Jacob Kimmie design a dress just for me that really suits my shape and character! The dress is reminiscent of 50s Hollywood but in a contemporary way – move over Moschino!”

As a self-taught designer, Jacob can be found in his Birmingham studio hand stitching delicate chiffons and silks. Jacob prides himself on intricate craftsmanship - his latest collection features a dress which is hand stitched with 1.4 kilometres of ribbon and retails at £11,000 aimed at his growing private client list. Describing himself as “post-Lacroix”, Jacob hopes to introduce a new generation of fashion lovers like Victoria to the spirit of couture and what Chanel is all about.

Jacob Kimmie will be showing his Autumn Winter 08/09 collection during London Fashion Week in February 2008.