How do you connect with your inner child? For fashion designer Sophie Spratley, she’s been reimagining fairytales and forgotten folklore in her hand-crafted garments. The 24-year-old creative imbues her delicate screen prints, crotchet and knits with memories of her childhood in Marlow, climbing trees and planting seeds in her family’s allotments, via her brand @rabbit.baby.2.⁠ ⁠ 'Rabbit' feels like an apt name for Sophie’s brand, not only due to her fondness for farm animals, but for the quiet resilience of these underestimated creatures. “The brand name came from a nickname, like a rabbit in the headlights. I used to get overwhelmed by things easily, which I guess is where the rabbit came from,” she explains. Off camera, her real-life rabbit companion, Nettle, hops across the carpet. “He’s only a year old,” she starts, “and he’s already brought such a lovely structure into my life. Running your own brand, you’ve got to be really self-motivated and resilient, so having him is really nice. It’s good to balance hard work with softness.”⁠ ⁠ At our link in bio, Sophie Spratley talks about her SS23 collection ‘The Adventure’, the importance of handcrafts and cultivating a community of kindness.⁠ ⁠ Photography by @llunafalgas