by | Apr 27, 2018 | Bodyshapes, Designer Musings, Dresses, Dressing for Special Occasions, Fashion and Older Women
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,...
by | May 29, 2017 | Dresses, Style Tips
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 elaborate sleeves, if we look to the Orient the Kimono sleeve its drama and...
by | Sep 18, 2013 | Dresses
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...
by | Jun 7, 2013 | Bespoke Clothing, Bodyshapes, Dresses, Underwear and fit
The fit of a bra As a couture designer, the overall fit is what makes a garment look fabulous, however in my experience, a poorly fitting bra can often be found to be the culprit if this happy medium is not forthcoming. For clothing to look optimum especially when you...
by | Mar 26, 2013 | Dresses
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 Cast from...
by | Mar 4, 2013 | Dresses
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...
