Catherine I. A. Kidston

Catherine Isabel Audrey Kidston (born 6 November 1958) is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and author whose company, Cath Kidston Limited, sold home furnishings and related goods online, through franchises and by mail order. She is particularly known for her nostalgic floral patterns. Kidston's paternal grandparents were Glen Kidston, a successful racing driver for Bentley in the 1920s, Television presenters Kirstie Allsopp and Sofie Allsopp are her maternal second cousins, daughters of Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip, the former chairman of Christie's.

Kidston was diagnosed as dyslexic but wasn't aware until her mother told her when she was 24.

Kidston opened her first shop in London's Holland Park in 1993,

By the end of 2013, she had 136 outlets, including a flagship store on Piccadilly next to Fortnum & Mason and four stores in China. Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme, Kidston described her shops as provoking a 'Marmite reaction': "People either love it and want a little bit of it very much, or want to stab us."

In 2010, she sold a majority stake of the company to private equity investors TA Associates, retaining a minority stake and remaining the company's Creative Director.

In 2021, Kidston founded the brand C.Atherley, a British beauty company that sells creams, bath oils and diffusers. Kidston has two pets, a Sealyham Terrier named Billie and a Lakeland Terrier named Stanley, who feature in her designs. She owns homes in West London and Gloucestershire.