In her light-filled, west London home, textile and fashion designer Celia Birtwell, 83, is showing me the particular nook where she likes to take photos of her granddaughters for her Instagram feed.

Lola Clark (the youngest of Birtwell’s six grandchildren, who range from 19 to 23) is a TikTok influencer, with four million followers, while Tilly Clark, who’s 21 and a Central Saint Martins student, is Birtwell’s particular fashion confidante. Of late, she and Tilly have been discussing pop divas wardrobe choices: “Dua Lipa is the clever one, her Glastonbury costumes were brilliant!”