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 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…
Ageing and Women’s Fashion – Who makes up these crazy rules? ‘I’d like to meet the people who police our wardrobes telling us what we can and cannot wear, especially when women reach a ‘certain age’. As for the certain age, I’ve noticed its changes like the weather; one minute…
Fashions speak and media say ‘2017 is the year of the statement sleeve dress’. Well in my book dresses with sleeves have always been a wardrobe staple regardless of the fashion trend or season. Fashion history has always had some form of dress or dress coat for that matter with…
Black Lace Dress Long Sleeves A black lace dress with long sleeves compliments your silhouette, giving equal attention to the shape of the dress and your upper arms. Black is a great colour for many people, and is often cited for having a slimming effect, it works by creating an illusion!…
Dressing up – and looking your loveliest, isn’t for me based on special occasions only, everyday, in my books is truly special. The personal armor that we all wear, is about helping us to stand tall and confident, elegant and regal, our inner foibles we have to work on, but our clothing can…
Day to Evening Wear There is a lot to be said for dressing up, standing out from the crowd, being the special individual you are born to be. At the moment, I am in love with the unique glamour dresses as worn by the characters in the television series ‘Suits’ The…
What is Jersey? It is basically a knitted fabric also known as stretch knit, and comes in a variety of textures, weights, fibres and colours. There are various types of knits, however two basic types of machine knitted fabrics, are weft and warp knits; weft knits are similar to hand-knitting and warp knits…