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"    Photo: Getty Images   &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m Brazilian, but London is home,&amp;quot; Issa designer Daniella Helayel told ELLE.com backstage just moments before kicking off her Fall 2013 show. The clothes, however, definitely had roots in Native American culture. We saw feathery details, suede boots, and elaborate beadwork modeled by runway stars Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevingne. Though her name is most closely linked with Kate Middleton, who wore her now-iconic indigo wrap dress when she announced her engagement to Prince William, Helayel is looking to more bohemian influences as was displayed by her latest offering. Here, she reveals her celebrity muse and why she&amp;#039;s not cashing in on a certain royal pregnancy.   ELLE: Tell us about the Fall 2013 collection. Daniella Helayel: Issa&amp;#039;s all about prints, colors, and textures. This one [collection] was inspired by American Indian and Navajos\u2014lots of feather prints, skins, and outerwear, much more than I&amp;#039;ve done in the past. [There are] lots of different textures. So the woman is quite nomadic and slightly cooler. ELLE: Did you travel to the Southwest for research purposes? DH: No, just traveling inside my own world, in my bubble [laughs]. ELLE: What are your post-fashion week plans? DH: Next week I&amp;#039;m going to L.A. and meeting stylists, going to a few parties, and doing lots of research for my next collection. ELLE:: Who is inspiring you right now? Is there a celebrity you&amp;#039;d love to work with? DH: Last night I was at 10 Downing Street, and I was admiring how beautiful Salma Hayek looks. She looks amazing, like no makeup, so fresh, so beautiful, and stunning. I would love to dress her. I think she&amp;#039;s gorgeous and such a nice person. ELLE: So there&amp;#039;s been a lot of press about this maternity version of your dress that Kate Middleton wore for her engagement announcement. DH: No, it&amp;#039;s the same dress. A few maternity shops sell that dress, and it&amp;#039;s been like that for over five years. I think the press just picked up on that because now she&amp;#039;s pregnant. But it&amp;#039;s the same dress, no alteration. It&amp;#039;s very versatile! ELLE: Is there anything you think Kate Middleton should wear during her pregnancy? DH: Anything she wears she looks amazing in. See the Fall 2013 Issa Ready-to-Wear collection. See all the Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear collections. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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