What soon becomes clear, however, is that Johnson has lived her entire life with a heightened sensory awareness. “When I was little, I was very aware of how fabrics felt on my body,” she says. “I say to Kate [Young, her stylist]: no turtlenecks, no mohair,” she adds. “No pants feel like home to me,” she says, her team erupting in another fit of laughter again. I love following his creative genius and I love watching his mind and heart work and I just feel honoured to be on this journey with him.”