How did you end up owning your own clothes shop?

I took the shop over in September 2007. I'd been a customer here for years even though I've always hated shopping. Before Gareth and I married, I was living in south Wales and had come up to the north for a week, Gareth told me, "Were going out to lunch with so and so tomorrow," and I told him that he should have let me known sooner as I had nothing appropriate to wear. He said to me that we'd go and buy something new, but I put my foot down as I hate shopping. "There's a lovely shop in Ruthin that you'll like," he told me, so I came here and liked it. I then became a regular customer and got to know the owners very well. When I was on holiday with them in September 2006 they told me that Elizabeth the owner would have to give the shop up for health reasons. When I asked what would come of the shop, Aled replied, "Well, you've been talking so much about it, why don't you take over?" And that's what I did. I thought, flipping' heck, I've been a secretary all my life, what would I do with a shop? But then I thought, I'm approaching my fiftieth, if I don't do it now, I never will. So, here I am. I bought the shop, and I'm still here, for now anyway!

The colours of the clothes in you wardrobe are all very similar and the materials are all quite natural, like cotton and linen, why is that?

Most of my clothes have come from the shop, and I only sell natural materials like linen and cotton. Some materials may have been made by man, but they still have a natural source.

Tell me about this unusual suit.

This is a special material made through a unique method involving wood. It's like viscose – you can through it into your suitcase, lave it hanging and the creases will just fall out. It's a pair of trousers with a top with a sarong that goes between them so that you get a glimpse of the patches when it's on.

This looks like a suit that's come from abroad.

This one's quite colourful! I bought this suit in Bangladesh. I've been to Bangladesh twice, and on my first trip there a local woman told me, "You have to come shopping with me," and I said, "Dear, I don't intent to go shopping at all, I hate it!" But she said, "Please come with me, it's a co-operative." So I went, and that's exactly what it was, it was called BARD, Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development. They would train the women in embroidery and dress making and the men to work with leather, jewellery and to work the fields. Then, when they would reach a certain standard they could apply for a small loan, a 'micro loan' to buy materials, yarn and such so that they could then start working for themselves.

This suit is quite similar to the other one, but the colours are a little muted.

I bought this cotton suit, but the difference with this one is that it's printed by hand. Just imagine how long it takes to create something like this by hand.

This pink dress is amazing, the perfect outfit for an overseas wedding!

This is a fantastic Ann Balon dress. You can wrinkle this up and it just doesn't crease, it's just so easy to wear! I have worn it locally, last week actually to the launch of this years North Wales Music Festival's programme.

Do you and your husband, Gareth receive a lot of invitations to different occasions?

To tell you the truth, we get more now than when we did when Gareth was an MP, but now they are from people we know so I feel more comfortable. But I don't buy new outfits every time, I strongly believe in recycling – it's such a fantastic thing!

This looks like a princess's dress! You wouldn't wear this to do some gardening would you?

I have to admit, when I wore this dress it reminded me of that song, 'No one likes a fairy when she's old'! But, no, I wouldn't wear this dress to do some weeding, but I have been known to wear it with furry marigolds to do the washing up!