Lady Kinvara Clare Rachel Balfour (born 30 June 1975) is an English creative director, producer, writer, and public speaker.
Balfour then joined British couturier Tomasz Starzewski, whose clients included Diana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of York.
[8] She has also worked for Norman Hartnell, the British couture house which made both the wedding dress and coronation gowns for Queen Elizabeth II.
[11] She speaks at events and conferences around the world for corporations including Jimmy Choo, Procter & Gamble, Richemont, Coutts, UBS and Canon.
As of February 2014, Balfour hosts Fashion in Conversation for Apple,[12] a series of interviews in the UK and US with influential names in the industry like Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour,[13] blogger Scott Schuman aka The Sartorialist, fashion designers Zac Posen, Marchesa, Proenza Schouler, Mary Katrantzou, Anya Hindmarch, Manolo Blahnik,[14] "Queen of the Green Carpet" Livia Firth and Academy Award winning costume designer Sandy Powell among others.
[15] On 7 April 2014, designer Tom Ford announced his marriage to Richard Buckley during a Fashion in Conversation interview with Balfour.
[21][22] In September 2014, Balfour acted as guest host for The AOL BUILD Speaker Series[23] in New York, interviewing fashion designer Zac Posen,[24][25] Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School,[26] and Jens Grede, Co-Founder of Industrie Magazine, Saturday Group and FRAME Denim.
[28] As of 2014, Balfour is working on a fashion-based documentary series about industry visionaries called Fashion Week for US and UK television.