I grew up almost exclusively embarrassed by a string of outlandishly decorated Mini’s driven by my Dad to and from school. In a previous life Dad had… Read more “From Mary Quant to me…”
Category: Dresses
Forsythe Dress
A dress for the calm spring days ahead, for making endless cups of tea and feeling rather cool yet ladylike as I literally watch the grass grow.… Read more “Forsythe Dress”
oh Darling!
Darling, daaaahhhhling, darl, sweetie darling, sweetie darling…I’ve missed you! But I’ve just discovered how much I love Megan Nielsen’s Darling dress range so I’ve been otherwise occupied…mainly… Read more “oh Darling!”
I made my clothes…
It’s Fashion Revolution Week. A call to arms for shoppers, suppliers, makers and the world at large to think about the way in which fashion has become… Read more “I made my clothes…”
Basically Coco. Making Basics.
Coco, Coco, Coco, Coco, Coco, Coco…my very first sewing love. I’ve lost count of the number of Cocos that have been under my presser foot. I officially… Read more “Basically Coco. Making Basics.”
One whole year of sewing not shopping.
One whole year. I sewed it all for one whole year. This time last year I was feeling quite anxious. What if it all went wrong at… Read more “One whole year of sewing not shopping.”
