Michelle Lowe-Holder is one of the CSM kids back from the 90's. She has graduated with an MA in Knitwear and has been creating innovative accessories collections under hew own label ever since. Browns, Topshop and over other 100 boutiques worldwide had sold her hand made designs. 1Granary had a pleasure to interview Michelle where she spoke of her story, how she got into MA and most amazingly, how she asked Louise Wilson for a cigarette while the later was about to decide her future. No more, read it for yourself! What is your name? Michelle Lowe-Holder CSM kid is ...picked, prodded and prized! You were one of those kids, when attended MA in 1999. Please tell us about your time in CSM. How it was then? And what is your most cherished memory? I interviewed with Louise Wilson for CSM Masters Program while over from a job in NYC where I was working and living at the time. I went straight from the airport with my suitcase and portfolio to the scruffy hallways of Tottenham Court Road's Charring Cross campus. Nervous and waiting -- my name was finally called to go into the infamous office. It felt like a set for a fashion film -- Louise & co., barely visible through the thick smoke, were wearing long black, with long dark hair, heaps of silver jewellery, all red lipstick, powdered skin and cigarettes -- a glamorous gothic dream team! I had not yet heard the legendary stories of Louise