A peek inside fun fashion brand that began in a Leeds student's bedroom

Sophie Nancy describes her fashion brand Planet Soph as inclusive, sustainable and fun.

- by Jennifer Cartwright

Planet Soph is designed to make fashion fun, sustainable and inclusive.

Her designs have been worn by singers such as Dodie, Rachel Chinouriri and Beebadobee and they've garnered over 140,000 likes on TikTok. However, before Planet Soph reached this success, it started as a student side hustle.

Sophie hadn't ever used a sewing machine until she worked at an American summer camp in 2019. When she returned to her fine art degree at the University of Leeds, she decided to buy her own and start making clothes. When the Covid lockdown struck just a few months later, creating Planet Soph was a cure to lockdown boredom.

Sophie said: "I came back home and I couldn't sit still. I thought this is the perfect time to start something.

"I started by making clothes on Depop where I was upcycling pieces and then it just spiralled from there."

Experiences styling at a student fashion show and an internship for brand Vin + Omi during London Fashion Week, gave Sophie an introduction to the fashion industry. Yet, it was her Master's Degree in Fashion at Leeds Beckett University that saw her own brand develop it's unique identity.