I’ve been in the international fashion game for 17 years and there is still so much about the industry that I want to know and experience. People I want to meet. Places I want to see. Jobs I want to do. Events I want to attend. Head Offices I want to crash. Secrets I want to know. Clothes I want to wear, and accessories I want to sport.

In some instances I want to be me in the flesh living my fashion fantasies. But in other instances, I’d prefer to be a discreet fly on the wall. So in no particular order, here we go:

• I’d like to be a front row guest at a Chanel fashion show in Paris. Afterwards I’d meet up with Karl Lagerfeld who’d take me into the House of Chanel and graciously offer up a vintage Chanel gown that I’d wear to the Oscars the following year.
• I want to own this Valentino handbag.
• I’d love to meet Kate Moss, who after Twiggy is my favourite model. Her fearlessly fabulous style, interesting look, flair for design and controversial behavior has kept her in the modeling game longer than any other fashion model. Impressive.
• When I was a fashion buyer, I started off by buying baby wear for the age group 0 to 2 years. I did that for years and absolutely loved it. I regard it as one of the happiest times in my fashion career. At the time, I said that I wanted to be a baby wear buyer for the Gap. And guess what – part of me still does. And this brings me to my next fantasy.
• I’d love to spend a month as a fly on Mickey Drexler’s office wall. He’s currently the chairman and CEO of the J.Crew Group but he’s probably better known for his incredible legacy at the Gap. He goes down as one of the most influential and brilliant merchants the rag trade has ever seen. To get a peek into his work life would be sublime.
• I’d love to have tea with Vera Wang. She embodies a sense of trendy avant-garde grace and elegance that is second to none. And she’s 60! A true style inspiration and role model.
• I desperately want to know how trends really get started. How do all the haute couture and prêt a porter collections end up showcasing so many of the same trends in one season. It’s uncanny. Much of the direction is set at Premier Vision and other trade shows, but I wonder whether they attend some other secret conference where they all agree that skinnies, shoulder pads and neon pink is coming back into fashion. I’d love to be a fly on a wall at this conference.
• Zara is one of the most successful retail chains in the world and they don’t even advertise. At all! They are able to design, produce and deliver their merchandise in 15 days when normal lead times on this are usually three months. I am a huge fan of their product and business model. After magically learning Spanish, I’d love to spend a month with Zara’s fashion buyers and design team.

I’ve let you in on my fashion fantasies. Care to let me in on yours?