Signature style: Angela Dye-Gibbons

A beautifully tailored jacket is a wardrobe must. Picture / Carolyn Robertson

Angela Dye-Gibbons has had homewares store Macy Home for five years, filling the Ponsonby Rd shop with lots of lovely things few can resist.

Her eye for desirable objects was honed during her 14 years as a florist, working for for Flowers After Hours, Texas Rose and Fionna Hill.

Who are your favourite fashion designers?

Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Taylor, Roland Mouret, Stella McCartney and Tom Ford for YSL.

What do you wear to work?

Jeans, jacket, a quirky T-shirt and limited edition Pumas, or a dress and strappy sandals or boots.

What are your staple pieces for a good wardrobe?

A beautifully tailored jacket, a flattering pair of jeans, tailored trousers that can be dressed up or down, at least two gorgeous dresses, two tops that could pass as evening tops and two that could be worn to work, feminine, strappy sandals, a pair of stunning boots that suit your body shape and a pair of great-looking trainers - not the ones you run in.

What is your favourite accessory of the moment?

My swallow earrings by Dakini Jewel.

What is the last item of clothing you bought?

A Kate Sylvester pleated leopard-skin print dress with pastel lemon trim. I love it.

Any fashion disasters?

Wraparound skirts. Anything that needs adjusting or can be untied without your knowledge should be left on the rack.

Who inspires you?

On a personal note, my family. We survived the death of my brother and my dad and still think life is great. On a creative note, florist and designer Christian Tortu, photographer Ansel Adams and film-maker Peter Greenaway.

What is your idea of relaxation?

A holiday in Fiji or a really good massage.

What's your biggest indulgence?

A Barcelona chair and a Louis Vuitton cherry blossom bag I bought two years ago. I think I might be due another big indulgence.

What inspires you?

I'd have to say nature does. For me, everything evolves from nature: colour, texture, form. Most of the things we love in fashion and homewares have been inspired by nature.

What is your beauty routine?

I cleanse, tone and moisturise morning and night and exfoliate twice a week. I use only cold water on my face and use a body moisturiser every day.

What can't you live without?

My family, sleep, good food, sunshine, Santos coffee, Lancome Juicy Tubes and Blistex.