One of my first bridal customers, Alex came to me with news she was going to be married in Canterbury Cathedral (one of the most astounding spaces) She wanted layered, handkerchief hems as she’d seen me do in some other dresses and some embroidery down the front and back of the bodice. Alex was so […]
Annabelle wanted to give a new life to a family wedding dress that had been handed down. We worked out the shapes that flattered her made her feel confident, at the same time reworking the heirloom dress. It’s always incredible working a with a piece of history, I get to see the previous dressmaker’s internal […]
Georgina found a retail dress that was nearly right but not quite. Instead of settling, I made her a dress from scratch that included everything she loved and more. This meant the dress was only ever going to be better than expected – it fitted perfectly, had the detailing she loved but I was also […]
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Suzanne for so many years. She’s been a customer, far more a friend though, for many years now and frankly I absolutely love making anything for her. I love getting to know my customers when designing clothing for them, in this case I had yet MORE pleasure making […]
Again, Marie is a customer… yet far more a friend. The moment she said ‘I’m thinking a Viv Westwood style corset’, I was completely sold and would not have her going anywhere else to find a dress… She got married in the Italian province of Abruzzo and wanted her dress to match the beautiful painted […]
Grace didn’t know the exact dress she wanted to be wearing for her wedding, but she did know something magical and bohemian, yet classical. We ran with a Midsummer Night’s Dream as the theme and piece by piece it all came together. She looked and felt incredible in the dress and I couldn’t have asked […]