A LIFE IN THE SUN

Nicky Zimmermann is having a laugh while she looks through childhood photographs of her and a somewhat mortified older sister Simone in matching swimsuits. “She’s two-and-a-half years older and it was a disaster to be dressed the same as me,” she says.

But moments of humour, she explains, have sustained her throughout the lifespan of Zimmermann, where she is creative director and Simone the business half. With boutiques opened in Cannes and Fortei de Marmi, Tuscany, mid year, and more in the months