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Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Duncanson Woodall (born 8 February 1964, in Marylebone, London)〔Lee-Potter, Lynda. "(Acne, alcohol … and non-stop sex )". ''Daily Mail'', 6 September 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2007.〕 is an English fashion advisor and designer, television presenter and author. She was raised in a wealthy family and was privately educated. After ten years working in marketing – and battling alcoholism – Woodall met Susannah Constantine in 1994, whom she joined to write a weekly fashion column for ''The Daily Telegraph''. This led to the launch of their own internet fashion-advice business and the release of their first fashion-advice book, both of which ventures ended in failure. They were then commissioned by the BBC to host ''What Not to Wear'' in 2001. The following year Woodall and Constantine released their second book, ''What Not to Wear'', which gained them a British Book Award〔"(British Book Awards )". ''British Book Awards''. Retrieved 22 February 2007. 〕 and sold over 670,000 copies. The pair co-wrote many fashion advice books, several of which became best-sellers in the United Kingdom and the United States, and have now sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.〔"(Trinny and Susannah Have Launched the Official TrinnyAndSusannah.com Website )". Press Release, 12 December 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2007.〕 In 2009 she Launched their International Makeover Mission series. They have filmed over 20 series in 9 countries including, Norway, Sweden, Israel, Denmark, Australia, India, Netherlands. In 2003 the launched their shareware range Trinny & Susannah's Original Magic Knickers which are sold in 30 countries around the world After co-hosting ''What Not to Wear'' for five series and appearing on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' as style and make-over advisors, Woodall and Constantine moved to ITV to host ''Trinny & Susannah Undress...'' in 2006, and ''Undress the Nation''. After becoming the faces of Littlewoods Direct, they released their own Littlewoods clothing range and latest fashion advice book, ''The Body Shape Bible'', in 2007. ==Background== Woodall is the youngest of six children, three from her father's first marriage.〔Deveney, Catherine. "(Deceiving appearances )". ''The Scotsman''. Retrieved 1 June 2007.〕 Woodall's father made his fortune as a banker in London,〔Neill, Fiona. "(Retail therapists )". ''The Times'', 14 July 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.〕 and her brother is Mark Woodall, co-founder of Climate Change Capital which is a merchant banking institution specialising in green energy resources.〔Thorniley, Tessa. "(Wind of change )". ''The Telegraph'', 9 November 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2007.〕 Woodall's maternal grandfather was Sir John Duncanson,〔 controller of the British steel industry in the last two years of the war, who went on to become managing director of the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) in August 1945 and then managing director of Lithgows in 1949.〔〔 Woodall started work in the financial and marketing sectors before becoming deeply involved in fashion, but was never certain about what occupation she wished to pursue. Her uncertainty prompted her to change job every two years.〔Thackray, Rachelle. "(Me And My Partner: Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine )". ''The Independent'', 5 April 2000. Retrieved from findarticles.com 13 April 2007.〕 Some of her early jobs included taking coats at a restaurant,〔"(Interrogation: Trinny & Susannah )". ''The Sunday Mirror'', 16 September 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.〕 working as a secretary for a commodities company, aged eighteen, doing PR and using her contacts to promote her employer's restaurant, and working for Anoushka Hempel.〔 In her marketing career, she did work for clients including Henry Dent-Brocklehurst, the owner of Sudeley Castle.〔Arlidge, John. "(Just a couple of swells )". ''The Guardian'', 22 December 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2007.〕 She was discontented during her time working in marketing, commenting: "I wasn’t doing what I felt I should be doing, but what other people felt I should do. If you live your life like that you are never very happy."〔 Despite working in marketing, Woodall's love for fashion was not suppressed. She would regularly customize her garments from the high street, and took to making her own fashion accessories, which she sold to Harvey Nichols and Harrods.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trinny Woodall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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