. . . "I think fashion was my first love, all the matriarchs of my family were very stylish women, my mother was a home economics and art teacher, my grandmother a hairdresser and amazing sewer, and I had a favourite aunt who had beautiful frocks made every ???ball season??? and took me to the theatre???I think the performing blossomed from there???as a wee boy I used to dress up (making ball gowns out o" .