Dent aspires to the lineage of British media women for whom style is substance, and views come sharp and flash-in-the-pan funny, like Janet Street-Porter and Paula Yates. Growing up, she absorbed the maximalism of David Bowie, Vivienne Westwood and Leigh Bowery on television and in magazines. “I want people to ask, ‘What’s Grace wearing?’ as well as, ‘What are we cooking this week?’” she laughs.