VANESSA REDGRAVE - REDGRAVE'S EMBARRASSED DAUGHTERS PLAYED STYLISTS

REDGRAVE'S EMBARRASSED DAUGHTERS PLAYED STYLISTS

VANESSA REDGRAVE's daughters were so embarrassed by their mother's wardrobe at the height of her days as an activist they became unpaid stylists in a bid to make their mum more presentable. The British actress admits she had no interest in fashion while she was campaigning for human rights group the Workers Revolutionary Party in the 1970s - often turning up at rallies and demonstrations wearing plaid shirts and knee socks. Daughter Natasha recalls, "There was a period in our childhood when she was very politically active and she didn't think about clothes at all. "She would dress appallingly and didn't buy herself anything... That went on for years, to the degree that my sister and I got really embarrassed by her. "We sort of took her in hand and started to get her classic Donna Karan pants and jackets." But Redgrave admits she has never been one to follow fashion. She tells Vogue, "I wear a lot of black. I'm a slacks-and-shirt woman - if possible, men's linen shirts without collars. "But every so often I'm given something by one of my daughters, or a designer will make something for me. And I love that."