Get ready for an hilarious, equal parts couple’s therapy, equal parts life coaching session (with a bit of food talk thrown in), as Anna Barnett chats to UK fashion’s power couple, Henry Holland and David Hodgson, for the fourth instalment of her new podcast, The Filling. The conversation weaves us through how they met, their successful career paths, and how being northern keeps them grounded in a capricious industry. What we all really want to know, however, is, just how big was David’s award-winning marrow he grew when he was 5, and what are turkey turds, exactly, and why do they have them in their fridge?
TOP QUOTES
“You’re definitely a gammon, egg, and chips man; very plain, very northern.” David
“I have a very delicate digestion and even looking at pastry gives me heartburn.” Henry
“I’ve lost many a tooth to Haribo and I’m proud of that.” David
“You know a chocolate orange is my favourite chocolate outside of mini egg season.” Henry
“You jump headfirst into everything without fear of failure; you don’t look back. And that’s an amazing quality.” David
“There are more face masks sachets in our fridge than there are food sachets.” Henry
RESOURCES
www.luluguiness.com
www.houseofholland.co.uk
www.j-sheekey.co.uk
www.bratrestaurant.com
www.bistrotheque.com
www.myneighboursthedumplings.com
www.outfry.com
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Henry Holland was born in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, in 1983. After graduation from the London College of Communication, Henry went on to work for several teen magazines. In 2006 Henry designed his Fashion Groupies t-shirt range which gained notoriety throughout the fashion world and beyond. Henry subsequently designed a full collection and founded his own fashion house, The House of Holland. Henry has collaborated with Levi Strauss, Debenhams, and Le Specs sunglasses.
Instagram: @henryholland
Born in Cumbria, David Hodgson, acquired his first handbag at the age of 21 while he was interning at the Observer. Since then, David worked for 5 years at Loewe in Madrid after which he launched his own consultancy business collaborating on the relaunch of Coach, as well as working with brands such as Proenza Schouler, Joseph and Strathberry. In October 2018 he was made Creative Director at Lulu Guinness.
Instagram: @david_hodgson
ABOUT THE HOST
Anna Barnett (www.annabarnettcooks.com) is a chef and food writer. She moved to London to work in TV and enjoyed a career at both MTV and Channel 4 before moving into fashion. Life has always been experienced through the lens of good food, however, and she released her debut cookery book ‘Eat the Week’ in 2015, after which she spent several years writing ‘The Reluctant Vegetarian’ blog for the Independent newspaper whilst also contributing to Vogue magazine. She went on to write the food pages for Grazia magazine; she now has a weekly column writing for The Evening Standard online. In 2019 Anna wrote and styled ‘How to be Gluten Free and Not Lose Friends’, her second cookery book. Anna regularly hosts pop-up restaurants, collaborates with brands, caters private events as well as hosting cookery classes at her home in east London.
Instagram: @annabarnettcooks