Coral’s blog – Reflections in fashion and life…
Women’s Capes – The ‘aha’ moment of a Bespoke Cape
My first impression of a Cape has me thinking of Sherlock Holmes sporting his pipe, and Deerstalker hat, now I am going a little off-piste here with the hat, as I made an interesting discovery about the famous hat worn by the detective and its multifunction. Yes, I...
Flattering Neckline – the Cowl Neck
There is one neckline that I have found suits a variety of body-shapes – a cowl neck garment is a very flattering neckline. The cowl neckline shaping evolves from folds of fabric that have either a structured drape design or layers of excess fabric providing fluidity.
Bespoke Coats For Curvy Women
A bespoke coat for a curvy woman - it's all about the fit and your personality What's behind the seams of a made-to-measure garments? Well it's all about you from start to finish; your personality, the complex part of our being that we are all too often still...
Hair Our Crowning Glory
Hair our crowning glory - I was contacted recently by https://www.drugwatch.com/legal/hair-straightener-lawsuits/ asking if I would add their link into one of my blogs, as in addition to fashion I also speak about lifestyles. On reviewing the subject matter, I felt...
Wrap up well – wear a scarf
The benefits of wearing a scarf I love wearing scarves, did you know that scarves date back to ancient Egypt? Well I didn't however, I am not surprised, from what I have read they date back to 1300 BC, and were a status symbol denoting royalty and nobility, with...
Conversation with a fellow fashion designer of women’s wear – Emile Vidal Carr
Fashion design is well known for being a competitive industry; added to which some fashion designer's, are often labelled as isolated individuals who have an inability to share ideas with fellow fashion designers, for fear of their 'design ideas' being appropriated by...
Ageism in fashion
Why you are fabulous as you get older! The featured image is of me and my darling mum, who at the time was in her late 70's, I designed and made the dress mum is wearing for my cousin's wedding. You could say that I am biased as after all its my mum, and I have...
Has your wardrobe been hijacked by leggings?
What is going on people… has everyone suddenly become a sports fanatic, are leggings now the substitute for all forms of dressing, and dressing up? There was a time when leggings and trainers were worn because you were going to the gym, jogging, walking, cycling, that...
Embracing your individuality through what you wear
What is Individual Style? I like to call it ‘dressing individually on purpose’, sounds like a mouthful but for those of us who don’t conform to the dictates of fashion trends that’s exactly what we do. Our ‘whys ‘are varied but equally it comes down to one thing, our...
Fashion or Style
As some of us get ready to emerge from our cocoon of dressing above the keyboard with funky fashionable tops/shirts, hidden pyjamas bottoms and fluffy slippers; will your wardrobe choices be that which is fashionable, or that which is stylish? What’s the difference? I...
A Bespoke Dressing Gown
First Time at a Couture Designers Studio When I was first contacted by Emma she wanted to know if I was up to the challenge of making her a grand dressing gown; with her specific criteria, all of which will be revealed as Emma shares her story, in her own words....
Ann Lowe – a designer whose inspiration lives on
Following on from the previous article Black Women in Fashion https://coralturner.com/black-women-in-fashion-a-portrait-of-dressmakers/ I would be remiss to not write about Ann Lowe, an American Designer who dressed one of America's First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy....