She originally gained fame in 1984 as the co-founder of the British label Ghost which went on to have international success for more than two decades and became known for its distinctive fabrics.
[2] Sarne left school in 1963 and during a gap year busked with Andrew Loog Oldham,[3] had an affair with Tony Booth,[4] worked as a model for the Cherry Marshall agency (featuring in the Pathé film short Model School in Mayfair) and worked on the London party scene which brought her into the orbit of Michael Caine, Terence Stamp and Peter O’Toole.
[9] The Sarnes, having declined to stay as guests at the home of Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate, relocated to the nearby Malibu Colony.
Fortuitously, this prevented them becoming embroiled in the Tate–LaBianca murders of August 1969 although Polanski, on his return to Los Angeles, grieved at the Sarnes’ home for several days.
[12] Ghost, a fashion label whose signatures were bias cuts, asymmetry and viscose fabrics, came into existence following a conversation with Katharine Hamnett in early 1983.
"[13] The key initial collaborator was designer Andrea Sargeant, a recent graduate of Saint Martin's School of Art.
[21] The shows would often demand a move away from traditional venues, and for this reason Ghost is credited with being instrumental in elevating the status of London Fashion Week.
[22] Models who have featured in Ghost shows include Carla Bruni[23] Naomi Campbell, Neneh Cherry, Amanda Donohoe, Kate Moss and Rachel Weisz.
[32] Susanne Deeken, Nicholas Knightly and Alister Mackie took over show production from 1996,[33] their successors including Amy Roberts in 2000[34] and Yong Fong in 2005.
[35] Sarne established standalone Ghost shops, the first two opening in Hinde Street, Marylebone, in 1994, and on Ledbury Road, Notting Hill in 1997.
[44][45] After a sabbatical year, Sarne returned to fashion with a new label devised with Sophia Malig, Neil Smith and Gary Graham.
[50] Andrew McGibbon, a musician, and later comedy writer and documentary maker, met Sarne in 1991 and bought the flat above her so they could create a home in 1995.