# Bella Freud

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British fashion designer (born 1961)

Bella Freud Born Isobel Lucia Freud[1] (1961-04-17) 17 April 1961 (age 65) London, England Occupation Fashion designer Spouse James Fox ​ ​ (m. 2001; sep. 2017)​ Children 1 Parent(s) Lucian Freud Bernardine Coverley Relatives Freud family

**Isobel Lucia Freud** (born 17 April 1961), is a London-based [fashion designer](/source/Fashion_designer).[2] Her work is known for its playful and often humorous use of language.[3] She is the daughter of the painter [Lucian Freud](/source/Lucian_Freud) and [great-granddaughter](/source/Freud_family) of [Sigmund Freud](/source/Sigmund_Freud), the founder of [psychoanalysis](/source/Psychoanalysis). She is also famous for her podcast, [Fashion Neurosis](/source/Fashion_Neurosis).

## Life and career

Freud was born in [London](/source/London), England. She is the daughter of Bernardine Coverley and artist [Lucian Freud](/source/Lucian_Freud), and the [great-granddaughter](/source/Freud_family) of the inventor of [psychoanalysis](/source/Psychoanalysis), [Sigmund Freud](/source/Sigmund_Freud). Her maternal grandparents were [Roman Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholics) of Irish descent, but her mother was no longer observant, while her father's family were [Jewish atheists](/source/Jewish_atheists). She identifies as Jewish.[4][5]

Her sister is [Esther Freud](/source/Esther_Freud), who wrote the memoir of their hippie childhood in [Morocco](/source/Morocco), *[Hideous Kinky](/source/Hideous_Kinky)*.

Freud was married to journalist [James Fox](/source/James_Fox_(journalist)) in 2001. They have a son. The couple separated in 2017.[6]

In October of 2024, Freud launched her fashion podcast *[Fashion Neurosis](/source/Fashion_Neurosis)*, beginning with an episode with American fashion designer [Rick Owens](/source/Rick_Owens).[7]

## See also

- [Freud family](/source/Freud_family)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Index entry"](https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=poxUPhSt3BodUe5LIkc7fA&scan=1). *FreeBMD*. ONS. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bella Freud"](https://bellafreud.com/). *Bella Freud*. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Zagalsky, Alexandra. ["Comforting Words: Bella Freud on the power of language"](https://theweek.com/99980/comforting-words-bella-freud-on-the-power-of-language). *The Week*. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Khan, Jemima (23 May 2012). ["The NS Interview: Bella Freud, designer and campaigner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150925031415/https://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/religion/2012/05/ns-interview-bella-freud-designer-and-campaigner). *New Statesman*. Archived from [the original](https://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/religion/2012/05/ns-interview-bella-freud-designer-and-campaigner) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Freud, Esther (1 August 2011). ["Bernardine Freud obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/aug/01/bernardine-freud-obituary). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Mills, Simon (27 November 2020). ["Bella Freud: I am definitely up for adventure"](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/bella-freud-interview-globetrotters-2020-b79125.html). *Evening Standard*. London.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:2_7-0)** ["'Fashion has power': Bella Freud on 'frock consciousness' and her new podcast"](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20241010-bella-freud-on-frock-consciousness-therapy-and-her-new-podcast). *www.bbc.com*. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.

## External links

- [Bella Freud Website](http://www.bellafreud.co.uk/)

- [Bella Freud](https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/bella-freud/) at [FMD](/source/Fashion_Model_Directory)

v t e Lucian Freud Paintings Portrait of Kitty (1948–49) Head on a Green Sofa (1960–61) Naked Child Laughing (1963) Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (1995) After Cézanne (2000) Portrait of Elizabeth II (2001) The Brigadier (2004) Family Kitty Garman (1st wife) Lady Caroline Blackwood (2nd wife) Annie Freud (daughter) Jane McAdam Freud (daughter) Paul Freud (son) Bella Freud (daughter) Esther Freud (daughter) Susie Boyt (daughter) Ernst L. Freud (father) Clement Freud (brother) Sigmund Freud (grandfather) Martha Bernays (grandmother) Related Leigh Bowery (model) Sue Tilley (model) Portrait of George Dyer and Lucian Freud (1967 painting) Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969 painting)

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