latest innovative director is from a rugby-loving family from Northern Ireland, failed his 11-plus and spent his youth enjoying shopping at TK Maxx.

Today Jonathan Anderson, who has rubbed shoulders with the fashion world’s most celebrated figures, will himself be at the helm of a high-end house’s visions.

The designer, 40, hailing from Magherafelt, of County Derry, matured as the eldest of 3, as the child of rugby union legend Willie Anderson, and Heather Buckley, a secondary school teacher.

‘Growing up, I was never ever excellent at rugby - I didn’t really enjoy it. I did a bit of swimming. I never felt a pressure to be stylish or anything like that