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Newsnight - interview with Francis Hooper and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet
Television (Excerpts) – 1995
They make clothes out of AstroTurf and do a nice line in fake-fur handcuffs.– Presenter Alison Mau
Everyone thinks it's just parties and openings, and it is — but it's also a load of hard work.– Designer Denise L’Estrange-Corbet
Women are so busy ... Life is going to be so fast, that you can just have a garment for a night, wear it, feel fabulous and throw it away...– Designer Denise L’Estrange-Corbet on her cardboard creation
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