Tiffanie Darke’s epiphany

Why the former Harrods editor-in-chief Tiffanie Darke quit the front row of fashion media to become a sustainability activist and a shopkeeper who only buys five clothing items per year

The moment Tiffanie Darke decided to give up what would be many people’s “dream job” happened in lockdown. When the rest of the country stayed at home and almost all shops were shut down, Harrods’ then editor-in-chief found herself creeping into the empty and eerie department store – “like behind-the-scenes at a museum” – with the lights and all the esc…