GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 9 | Page 131

How did you begin your creations? I was living in LA at the time, studying theatre. I did a semester in fashion design, which really got me started. I began creating my own accessories as a hobby in my room. I would buy kimono’s and cut pieces from them, sometimes cutting all of it into small parts to use. I actually financed my way through school by selling my accessories. I had no production or distribution, I was just selling them one by one to stores or people in the theatre school. My sister (Jamie Lee Curtis) also wore them on the red carpets. Film set, jet set inspired accessories by designer and GGI Allegra Curtis Where does your inspiration come from? My inspiration definitely comes from travelling so much as I was growing up. I lived in so many different places such as Los Angeles, Hawaii, Miami, New York, Germany and Spain. I always say I was practically born on a plane, as I’ve travelled so much as a child with my parents. My mum (Christine Kaufmann) was a stage actress and my father (Tony Curtis) was a film actor so we were always travelling, living on different film sets. I always take in all the beauty around me when I’m travelling. I have so many friends who spend their lives working, planning and not being in the moment. I think it’s important to appreciate your life and be grateful for the beauty there is around you; that’s what I love about Spain, things are