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"   Photo: Nick Harvey  Here&amp;#039;s a quick primer for anyone who&amp;#039;s not yet familiar with Quentin Jones: The British-born, New York City-based artist and filmmaker has contributed her quirky illustrations and animations to everyone from Target to Kenzo. Now the style muse and sometimes model has teamed up with Smythson. The heritage brand tapped Jones to create 10 montage-style portraits honoring a high-profile selection of its most famous fans, past and present. It seems Katharine Hepburn, Sigmund Freud, Erdem Moralio\u011Flu, Kylie Minogue, and Dita Von Teese have all been besotted with the brand&amp;#039;s classic Panama diary, which derives its name from having the pliability of a Panama hat. Calling the notebook an &amp;quot;untapped icon,&amp;quot; design director Rory O&amp;#039;Hanlon set out to extend its identity with a leather goods range. Handbags, bracelets, and other small leather items in bright Mediterranean-inspired hues have been presented in French calf leather stamped with the Panama&amp;#039;s familiar grain, giving the spring 2014 collection a bookish effect that dates back to 1908. Until September 21, these goodies, Jones&amp;#039; portraits, and treasures like Hepburn&amp;#039;s old diary (in which Spencer Tracy&amp;#039;s number is prominent) will be on display as part of the &amp;quot;Panama Legacy&amp;quot; exhibition at Smythson&amp;#039;s New Bond Street store in London. That&amp;#039;s where we found Jones and quizzed her about her own journal, her next big fashion project, and longing for British wit. Were you surprised that Smythson approached you for this project? Not really, because I think my work [fits] quite well with classic things. It can cut up old things and sort of bring in new things. The montage approach works with a heritage brand, because I can look at what used to be and what they can be.  How did you select the specific influencers? Some of them were just obvious, like Sigmund Freud, because they were famously aligned with Smythson. And then for the modern ones, we kind of had to think about it. We wanted to get a wide group and different levels, different things, fashion, music...It all came together in the last couple of weeks. Is there one influencer that stands out to you? The Hardy Amies image was the first one I did, and it sort of set the tone for how I wanted the rest to go. I loved doing that one. How do you use your own Smythson diary? I always need to have a book with me. Whenever I&amp;#039;m thinking of film ideas or picture ideas, I need to draw them out to see if they work. I can&amp;#039;t do it with a computer. I need paper and pen to work. How would you describe your personal style in terms of fashion? Tomboyish, usually. I quite like a visual contrast, like wearing trainers with dresses or heels with jeans. Not being too done, and just trying to be a bit casual. Are you working on any other projects at the moment? I&amp;#039;m working on a film with Louis Vuitton, which is exciting. So it&amp;#039;s another brand with great heritage. What do you miss most about London now that you&amp;#039;re based in NYC? My friends, my family, and the British sense of irony. Americans sometimes don&amp;#039;t get that as much. But I don&amp;#039;t miss the weather.  Photo: Nick Harvey "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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