Pure at Spring Fair 2027 Exhibitor List

Shirley is Director & Owner of Velvet & Rose, Womenswear Boutique in Petersfield, Hampshire and previously worked for FMCG company Procter & Gamble for over 20 years. Shirley’s product driven background coupled with the belief that the ‘consumer is boss’ has naturally flowed into her boutique where her customers are at the forefront of everything that she sells. Shirley enjoys networking, building communities & relations both locally & nationally and is serving as BIRA Director & Member of the Board of Management. Shirley has also appeared several times on the BBC News, Radio 4 and the national press.

Thomas began her career writing for the Style section of The Washington Post, and for fifteen years she served as a cultural and fashion correspondent for Newsweek in Paris. Today, she is a leading voice in the climate movement, contributing to multiple outlets across the world on the subject – most notably in her role as European Sustainability Editor for British Vogue. She is also a bestselling author (Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster and Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion) as well as host of her own climate change-focused podcast The Green Dream where she welcomes experts, creators, and changemakers from politics to fashion for conversations on all things sustainable.