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Arabella Pollen (born 22 June 1961)[1] is an English fashion designer and, as Bella Pollen, journalist and author of five novels published between 1997 and 2011. Early lifeArabella Rosalind Hungerford Pollen (Bella Pollen) is the daughter of Peregrine Michael Hungerford Pollen, a former chairman of Sotheby Parke-Bernet auction house,[2] and Patricia Helen Barry.[3] Born in Oxford, she was raised in Manhattan.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Fashion careerIn 1981, Pollen founded the eponymous design company Arabella Pollen, described by The Independent as: "designer of crisp, colourful clothes for the young social set".[3][4] Among her private clients were Diana, Princess of Wales, Margaux Hemingway and Marianne Faithfull.[5] Between 1981 and 1994, the company was nominated for eleven major fashion awards.{{which|date=August 2013}} In 1984, Arabella Pollen won the contract to design staff uniforms for the newly launched Virgin Atlantic Airways and created suits in the 'Virgin Red' that is still the airline's signature colour.[6][7] In 1990, Courtaulds acquired a minority share in the company, later increasing this to a majority stake. Arabella Pollen closed in 1994, following Courtaulds' withdrawal.[3][4] Pollen continued to advise the textile giant as a design consultant.[8] Writing careerIn 1995, Pollen became a writer, working as Bella Pollen.[3] Her third book, Hunting Unicorns, became a best seller in 2004.[9] Midnight Cactus (2007) was sold to Paramount Pictures. Summer of the Bear (2011) was an Oprah summer pick and a Richard and Judy best summer read.[9][10] Pollen has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers including The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, The Observer and Vogue.[11]{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} Personal lifePollen's first marriage was to art dealer Giacomo Dante Algranti in 1985, with whom she had two children, Jesse and Samuel.[12] In 1995, she married David Macmillan, the grandson of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and director of the book publisher, Macmillan Publishers.[12][13] The couple have two children, Finn and Mabel.[12] Bibliography
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References1. ^{{cite news|title=Weekend birthdays|newspaper=The Guardian|pages=42|publisher=Guardian Media|date=21 June 2014|url=|accessdate=22 June 2014}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Huda|first=Shireen|title=Pedigree and Panache: A History of the Art Auction in Australia|year=2008|publisher=ANU E Press|location=Canberra, ACT|isbn=9781921313721|page=28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGcFObWQnZwC&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Arabella ('Bella') Pollen (1961–), Novelist and fashion designer|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp10819/arabella-bella-pollen|accessdate=12 February 2011}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|author=Roger Tredre|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/textiles-giant-axes-designer-fashion-firm-the-demise-of-the-arabella-pollen-concern-has-shocked-the-clothing-industry-roger-tredre-reports-on-the-failure-of-an-ambitious-project-2323945.html|title=Textiles giant axes designer fashion firm: The demise of the Arabella Pollen concern has shocked the clothing industry. Roger Tredre reports on the failure of an ambitious project – UK – News|publisher=The Independent|date=20 May 1993|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 5. ^{{cite journal|title=Dishy Designer Arabella Won't Let a Naughty Photograph Interfere with Her Plans to Pollen-Ate British Fashion |journal=People |volume=22 |issue=18 |date=29 October 1984 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20089009,00.html |accessdate=12 February 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210000527/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20089009%2C00.html |archivedate=10 February 2011 |deadurl=no }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/gb/en/the-virgin-experience/fitfoo/our-style/our-crew.html|title=Our crew|publisher=Virgin Atlantic|date=|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|author=Kathy Field Stephen|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1984/0710/071008.html|title=Virgin Atlantic Airlines: flying to London can be cheap – and fun, too|publisher=CSMonitor.com|date=|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Pi-Ro/Pollen-Arabella.html|title=Arabella Pollen – Fashion Designer Encyclopedia – women, suits, style, new, body, collection, dresses, designs, pants, world, look|publisher=Fashionencyclopedia.com|date=|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 9. ^1 {{cite news|first=Cassandra|last=Jardine|date=25 June 2004|title=Hard times in a perfect world|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3619528/Hard-times-in-a-perfect-world.html|accessdate=12 February 2011}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/book/The-Summer-of-the-Bear-by-Bella-Pollen|title=The Summer of the Bear by Bella Pollen By Bella Pollen – Book Finder|publisher=Oprah.com|date=1 July 2011|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/author/bella-pollen/|title=Bella Pollen|publisher=The Spectator|date=|accessdate=2 February 2014}} 12. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Arabella Rosalind Hungerford Pollen|work=The Peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p25619.htm|accessdate=12 February 2011}} 13. ^{{cite journal|last=Thomas|first=Tony|title=Life after Kipling and Thomas Hardy|journal=Business Review Weekly|volume=14|issue=34–37|page=55|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=jkTgUdvPHYOr0QXgyICgBA&id=BLWZAAAAIAAJ&q=David+MacMillan#search_anchor|quote=But director David Macmillan, 35, grandson of prime minister/publisher the late Harold Macmillan...}} External sources
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