Kate's Not Precious. She Mucked in at Jigsaw ; Belle Robinson Had Kept a Low Profile Until the Day When She Gave a Job to Prince William's Girlfriend. Now, for the First Time, She Talks About Her Newsworthy Employee

Evening Standard - London › July 21, 2008

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AS A tall, curvy girl, I know just how unrewarding fashion can be. Surrounded by a tiny, perfect clientele, in cool minimalist stores I feel like an outsize Alice in Wonderland. The waistband of a skirt mysteriously splits.

I can't even get my hand down the skinny cigarette pants.

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Kate's Not Precious. She Mucked in at Jigsaw ; Belle Robinson Had Kept a Low Profile Until the Day When She Gave a Job to Prince William's Girlfriend. Now, for the First Time, She Talks About Her Newsworthy Employee

But Jigsaw is different. Its column dresses are a godsend; skirts flatter but don't pinch. This season's 1950s-style floral prints retro but not mumsy are officially the hit of the summer..

Hardly surprising when Belle Robinson, the creative force behind the chain, is a fashion Amazon. At 5ft 10in and a voluptuous size 16, she insists: "I am our typical customer." Belle and her husband, John Robinson, who founded Jigsaw back in 1971,...

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