British writer and creative consultant
Amanda Jane Ormsby-Gore, Baroness Harlech (née Grieve; May 1958), is a British creative consultant and writer with a long association with the couturiers John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1997.[1][2]
Early life
Amanda Jane Grieve was born in 1958 in north London, the daughter of Alan Grieve, a solicitor and director of the Jerwood Foundation and his first wife, Anne Dulake.[3] She grew up in Regent's Park where one of her childhood companions was Jasper Conran.[4]
She was educated at South Hampstead High School and Marlborough College before studying English at Somerville College, Oxford, specialising in the work of Henry James.[5]
Career
Harlech worked with John Galliano during his years as an independent couturier. When Galliano joined Dior in 1996, she joined Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel. She also works as a consultant at Fendi.[6]
Harlech has collaborated on two books – Palazzo and Sicily – and has expressed the desire to write more in the future.[7]
In November 2011, Harlech appeared in Karl Lagerfeld's film The Tale of a Fairy[8] and the Patricia Mazuy film Sport de Filles with Marina Hands, Bruno Ganz and Josiane Balasko.[9]
In December 2011, Harlech curated the Krug-sponsored "Happiness" exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.[10] The exhibition, which raised funds for the Royal Academy Schools, consisted of artworks donated by celebrities.[11]
In May 2013, Harlech appeared in Karl Largerfeld's film Once Upon A Time,[12] featuring Keira Knightley.
In September 2013, Harlech is seen in the Fendi film Invito Pericoloso .[13]
In February 2014, Harlech, with Dominic Jones, started a jewellery collection called Harlot & Bones.[14]
In 2015 Harlech curated the first and only retrospective of Karl Lagerfeld's fashion career. Featuring work from Fendi, Chloe, Chanel and his namesake brand 'Karl Lagerfeld: Modemethode' exhibited 28 March to 13 September 2015 at The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany – in short, the Bundeskunsthalle. Creative team included - Steidl , Sam McKnight, Michel Gaubert & Chris Sutton
She made a brief appearance in the Karl Lagerfeld-directed Once and Forever, starring Kristen Stewart, Geraldine Chaplin, and Jérémie Elkaïm.[15]
Personal life
On May 16, 1986, she married Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech, adopting the surname 'Harlech'. The couple had two children:[3]
Harlech and her husband were divorced on 31 August 1998. She now lives in Shropshire, with a base at the Hôtel Ritz Paris for the city's fashion shows.
