Pearl Lowe: Escapism, ADHD & The Hedonistic Nineties
From Like This, Love This by The Independent
December 11, 2025 · 1h 4m · Season 1 · Episode 5
About this episode
Pearl Lowe discusses her creative journey and influences from the Nineties.
Pearl Lowe is a creative to her core: she started her career in music as singer and songwriter fronting the bands Powder and Lodger before switching to fashion, textile & homewares design. She has set trends for decades from her tea dresses that exploded in popularity from the Nineties all the way through her signature interiors style which she has dubbed ‘faded glamour’ and now written three books under the title - even down to where she lives. Back in the early Nineties, as a young single mother, Pearl moved to Primrose Hill with her best friend years before it became synonymous with the likes of Sadie Frost and Kate Moss. Later she moved to Somerset, only to find her local town named as the best place to live and one of the UK’s coolest locales. Now back in London for the first time in two decades, Pearl joined us to talk about some of her favourite stories: we started off with a classic sitcom that embodies the hedonism and acerbic humour of the Nineties, a podcast hosted by one of Britain’s best-loved presenters, a visually sumptuous but macabre film that tells a story of a woman’s journey to enlightenment and a book that taught helped Pearl to understand…
People in this episode
Guest: Pearl Lowe
Topics covered
- creativity
- fashion
- Nineties culture
- personal stories
- self-discovery
Keywords
- Pearl Lowe
- Nineties
- fashion
- creativity
- self-discovery
- Primrose Hill
- Somerset
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Acast
Books & works: faded glamour, classic sitcom, podcast, visually sumptuous but macabre film, book
Places: Primrose Hill, Somerset, London
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