by Coral Turner | Mar 11, 2025 | Bespoke Clothing, Couture Clothing, Dresses, Dressing for Special Occasions, Fashion and Older Women, Tailored Coats, Trends
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...
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 | Feb 15, 2017 | Style Tips, Underwear and fit
There was a time when ladies undergarments could weigh nearly 7lbs and take several hours to put into place. We are talking being squeezed into a corset, petticoats, undershirt, camisole, stockings; if it was winter, additional layers of woolly garments would be...
by | Sep 17, 2014 | Bodyshapes, Designer Musings, Lifestyle
By Coral Turner, Couture Fashion Designer Naturally, we all want to look beautiful, and too right! As a couture designer, I work with clients who are of all shapes and sizes. The myth of being ‘model’ thin to look beautiful in couture fashions is just that, a myth....
