07 January, 2019
Born
and raised in Australia, Molly is rarely found without her
polaroid camera in hand – usually in a far-flung location. On a ski
slope in Canada, she met Joel Jeffery, who would later
become her business partner, and then her husband. A long-distance
relationship ensued, with Sunday Skypes (usually in pyjamas)
becoming an important part of their weekly routine.
In 2012, Molly moved to the UK to chase both her loves – Joel
and Sundays – with the latter spent in Joel’s shirts due to a lack
of luxurious, affordable, cotton nightwear on the market. In 2014,
the pair launched their inaugural 100 Desmond & Dempsey pyjama
sets to deliver just that.
The brand has since built a strong international presence with
renowned stockists including Selfridges and Liberty, while their
quarterly broadsheet, The Sunday Paper, is “a celebration of
slowness, indulgence, adventure and freedom”.
With sleep a hot topic for 2019, we picked Molly’s brains about
changing attitudes towards night owls, beating jet lag and making
sleep sexy.