| Clare Hastings | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | author, former fashion journalist and costume designer |
| Partner: | Nick Llewellyn |
| Children: | 1 daughter |
| Parents: | Macdonald Hastings Anne Scott-James |
| Relatives: | Max Hastings (brother) |
Clare Hastings is a British author, and a former fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer.
She is the daughter of Macdonald Hastings and Anne Scott-James, and sister to Max Hastings.[1] [2]
Hastings worked for over 30 years as a fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer.[3] [1] She started her career as assistant to Anna Wintour at Harpers and Queen magazine.[1]
Her book, The House in Little Chelsea, is about the history of an 1873 house in Finborough Road, London, that she bought in 1984, and has lived in ever since.[4] Margaret Drabble "greatly enjoyed" it, and called it "very well done".[5]
Hastings has lived with her partner Nick Llewellyn for over 30 years.[6] She lives in London, and spends her weekends at her cottage in Berkshire.[6] She has a daughter, Calypso Rose, who is director of the experiences company The Indytute.[6]