Who We Are
We have an expert team of stylists, personal shoppers, beauty advisers and design experts all with the aim of helping you gain the style and lifestyle you desire.
Every member of our team is carefully selected so that their experience, skills and attitudes complement what we offer our clients. We love and are passionate about what we do and we think that is evident.
Danièle Hromek
The Original Busting Diva!
Danièle's passion for style, devotion to genuine service and realisation that she is completely unemployable (!) led her to start Busting Diva. Style has been a driving force for Danièle as far back as she can remember; as a three year old she demanded her socks be changed because they didn't match. This early interest in aesthetics continued and Danièle has been designing in one way or another ever since. She has worked as a freelance photo editor for websites and women's magazines. She's completed courses in interior styling, fashion styling and personal shopping as well as magazine editorial and website design. Gaining her experience globally, Danièle has lived in London, Paris, Barcelona, Sydney and Vancouver. In spite of her designer credentials Danièle remains grounded and true to her hippy-child/surfer chick roots. She represents the approachable face fashion and believes style is for everyone. Her vision for Busting Diva is to create an international brand that respects its team as much as its clients. She loves languages and will never knowingly miss her bellydancing class!
Sarah Gilfillan
Fashion Stylist & Personal Shopper
Sarah has been interested in fashion from a very early age. She used to get together with friends, dress up and take photos of each other on an ancient Polaroid camera, window dress in her mother's dress agency, and compete with the other girls at school to see who could get the trendiest item first! This was all done on a shoestring so usually involved trawling around charity shops to find clothing gems to customise, and create an interesting and individual look! Eventually Sarah discovered her dream job and became a freelance photo stylist. She found herself with numerous exciting and fun assignments dressing models (male and female), styling bands and performers, kids, room sets and even pets! All this was done for magazines, advertising, catalogues and TV, and would sometimes be done in wonderful exotic locations. Having reached a slightly different stage in her life, there is nothing Sarah enjoys more now, than styling people to make them feel fantastic about themselves and finds it wonderfully satisfying to see someone blossom. Her interests include yoga, lindy hop dancing, knitting, watching films and learning to speak Italian.
Deborah Parr
Fashion Stylist, Personal Shopper, Make-Up Artist & Hair Stylist
Deborah works as a fashion stylist, make-up artist and couture hair stylist for everyday styling and special events. Her background has given her the skills, versatility and confidence to work in a wide range of situations - she has a genuine desire to help others achieve their very own individual style, this is done by working through a number of fun strategies, taking into account skin tone, hair colour and body shape. She is a great believer that once you are aware of the tricks that can enhance your best assets and conceal your less desirable areas you will develop the confidence to let your true personality shine through!
Louise Gillespie-Smith
Fashion Stylist & Personal Shopper
Before training as an image consultant, Louise worked as a lifestyle manager organising busy people's lives. She now offers colour analysis and style advice to both men and women, and is passionate about helping people to make the most of themselves - and of course she absolutely loves to shop! Louise strongly believes the use of colour is the key to expressing personality and holds many tricks to flattering body shape, enhancing the parts you love and hiding the parts you hate. Aside from shopping Louise's passions include travel, music, dancing and her friends!
Natasha Lai
Dressmaker specialising in Bridalwear
Originally from Hong Kong, Natasha ventured to the west to learn about a different culture and continue her higher education. She achieved a diploma in fashion design, then proceeded into a degree in period cutting and delicate hand sewing. She has worked on costumes for musicals, operas and films as well as extravagant wedding dresses. As her interest in bridalwear grew, she has dedicated her skills to producing wedding dresses people can be proud of wearing.
Shilpa Rajan
Dressmaker
Born into a family of tailors, creativity is in Shilpa's genes, so no wonder she's now a Diva dressmaker! She's passionate about the work of the east and adores exploring the vibrancy and textures of intricate embroideries and bringing this into the pieces she works on. Marrying the cultures of the east and west, with class, is her aim. Shilpa studied at the University of Portsmouth and obtained a BA (hons) in Design for Fashion & Textiles. Part of her education has also come from being exposed to many different cultures, and this has had a profound effect on Shilpa's outlook on life, and her work. Now her main inspirations for creating unique and beautiful pieces come from different destinations and ancient crafts. So if you have a special occasion coming up that you'd like an outfit made for, please contact us for our dressmaking services, and soon Shilpa could be designing an exotic creation just for you!
Pauline Harris
Dressmaker & Soft Furnisher
Pauline's love of fashion design started in her early teens when she would trawl local charity shops for second-hand clothes that she could re-model to her own specification. She has always had a particular passion for vintage leather and at the age of 17 she began learning to make garments from start to finish in leather and suede for production and bespoke clients. Working on skin and fur is an extremely skilled occupation and demands a very high degree of accuracy. Pauline worked for a leather company in New Zealand and then returned to London where she has worked on the skin and fur garments of well-known celebrities. Pauline offers dressmaking, alterations and clothing re-fashioning. While she specialises in leather, suede and fur she also has extensive experience working with cloth and bridalwear. She also makes leather handbags.
Debbie Liu
Make-Up Artist & Hair Stylist
Debbie is a talented young make-up and hair artist, with professional training in one of the world's top make-up schools. She has an extensive knowledge of many styles and looks, past and present, and is always seeking perfection in her work. Clients always have a great relationship with Debbie due to her friendly nature and her first class skills within make-up and including bridal hair and make-up.
Sam Grant
Clutter Clearer & Administrator
Sam has worked with many individuals and companies over the years as a freelance PA/bookkeeper and all round spare pair of hands, doing anything from monthly accounts to re-organising sock drawers for people! A naturally organised person (thankfully with a partner who puts their CDs in alphabetical order), Sam loves to declutter, file, tidy and generally do all the stuff no-one else wants to! She spends her free time making cakes - very much the domestic goddess - and trying to work out what's going on in Lost!
Richard Samarasinghe
Business Development
Richard Samarasinghe, MBA has worked in numerous sales and marketing roles for over 20 years across a wide range of sectors such as retail, drinks and leisure, financial services and manufacturing. Richard is a natural innovator with strong strategic sales and marketing, and people management skills. Over the past few months Richard has been working with Danièle and the team on a number of projects to help develop the overall proposition and ensure that we continue to really added value and most importantly delight our customers. From a young age he has always had a real interest in fashion, style and interior design and used to enjoy dressing up, as well as during his teenage years being paid to be a stand in double for Andrew Ridgley during the time of Wham!!