CR: Fashion has always been part of your life. Where did that begin for you?
Lola: I started making clothes when I was about 14. Pattern cutting, figuring out how things sit on the body. It taught me discipline, but more than that, it taught me instinct. What feels right. What doesn’t. But Debute isn’t about formal training, it’s about memory. Our mum’s clothes. Things she made. Things our grandma made. Clothes that lived a life before us.
CR: Was there a moment growing up when you realized fashion was what you wanted to pursue?
Lola: It gave me permission to be whoever I wanted. I’d dress up as characters—one day Cinderella, the next Sleeping Beauty. I think I wasn’t totally comfortable in myself yet, and clothes helped me experiment with identity.
Jazzy: Mum always jokes that I wouldn’t leave the house without boots, a handbag, red lipstick, and a hat. And honestly…nothing’s changed.
CR: Jazzy, where did your relationship with dressing come from?
Jazzy: My grandmother. She always got ready with a full face of makeup, no matter the heat, no matter the occasion. Watching her taught me that getting dressed is a kind of respect. For yourself, for the world. I’m more relaxed now, but that idea of showing up stayed with me.
CR: You’re sisters building a brand together. How does that dynamic actually work in practice?
Lola: We’re very aligned and very different. I’ll push something really far.
Jazzy: And I’ll pull it back.
Lola: I love sparkle, embroidery, drama.
Jazzy: I’m like, “Let’s make sure someone can actually wear this.”
Lola: That tension is the brand. It’s why the clothes feel wearable but still emotional.
Jazzy: And being sisters means there’s trust. We can disagree, but there’s no question we’re on the same side.