Zowie left Plymouth College of Art in 1985 and went on to set up the highly successful independent fashion label Boudicca. In 2008 Zowie was invited to become a guest member of Haute Couture in Paris and showed its first Haute Couture collection to rave reviews. Zowie and her partner Brian Kirkby have always been involved in the arts, collaborating with the Tate Modern, artists Gillian Wearing, architect David Adjaye and film director Mike Figgis. Visit www.platform13.com to find out more about Boudicca.