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 compelled to share their link with my fellow sisterhood of…
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 Queen Nefertiti being the fashionista of the…
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 others. However, there are those who do not…
I’m trying to get my head around the hypocrisy, the fashion industry says it is appealing to all ages, cultures, backgrounds, whilst covertly being age bias. I truly believe that as we age its an opportunity to celebrate not only our years of experience (without having to be patronising to…
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 arena. Now I’m seeing…
Dressing Individually on Purpose 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 ‘individuality’…
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 believe that fashion is what is…
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. However, prior to our meeting I…
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. Ann Lowe described by Julia Faye Smith in her book ‘Something to Prove’ ‘America’s Forgotten Designer’ I…
I have a love of history, the way in which stories weave into our tapestry of life; I’ve been researching fellow black women in fashion, female designers, dressmakers, seamstresses to which history has passed by in fleeting conversation. However, to place their achievements under the banner of Black History Month…
A Mother and Daughter talk Style and Fashion My parents have always had a wonderful sense of style and fashion combined, they made dressing look effortless; always chic it was the norm for them and their fellow West Indians ‘to pop some style’. They didn’t need formal occasions to dress…
There’s a new phrase circulating around your wardrobe, it’s called ‘dressing above the keyboard’, well it was new to me when I first learned of it. You see in this time of still working from home for some of us, where Zoom and Skype have become a way of life…
When I first embarked upon my couture business full time, I was naïve as to some of the challenges that would lie ahead. Don’t get me wrong, whilst not coming from a perspective of setting up a business through rose coloured glasses; having assisted others set-up and grow their…
Dresses for Tall Women My venture into the world of tall ladies was serendipity at work. I was attending a social media workshop, adding to my arsenal of digital information, as we small business owners do, and happened to have the good fortune to be sat next to Luise. Standing…
A London based Designer works with a Dubai Fashionista Long Evening Dress made in Silk Devore One of the many pleasures of bespoke work are the people I get to meet, in this case the lovely fashionista Noora, a woman who has a flair for fine quality fabrics and a…