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ROADSIDE BOHEMIAN

According to Coco Sheils, if you were to compare her style with that of her sister Lamb, she is Vivienne Westwood to Lamb’s Collette Dinnigan. The two women run an endearing mutual admiration society, but it’s easy to understand the analogy. While Lamb is elegant and restrained, Coco’s signature is whirlwind, all colour and movement.

Coco, who is a marriage celebrant and jewellery designer, and Mike, who has his own security company, live with

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