Breathing new life into the bespoke tradition for professional women
Welcome to Tailoring for Women; a service dedicated to the business and lifestyle needs of professional women, supported by a community of craftspeople dedicated to the art of Savile Row. Register below for our newsletter to keep up to date with comment, guidance and opinions, or include our RSS feed in your preferred reader. You can also connect to me on LinkedIn.… More: Being authentic: Bespoke speaks for you
What do Lou Reed’s jacket, the waistcoats for the UK’s Olympic shooting team, and our latest commission (a corset) have in common?… More: L for Leather
I had a great treat the other day. A visit from the fashion guru Hirofumi Kurino, Creative Director of United Arrows; one of the biggest clothing retailers in Japan. Our meeting was arranged by a mutual friend, and what made it all the more special was that he knew well this area of London, Spitalfields, where my studio is based. So it also gave him the opportunity to visit some old haunts, and pick up some samples of richly coloured African fabrics.… More: A fashion guru
I said good-bye to one of my assistants this week. Having graduated with her second degree, an MA in arts administration from Goldsmiths College, she has to fill her suitcase and return to Japan.
… More: 2 degrees East
From 18th - 20th September the Revival Meeting takes place at Goodwood. A celebration of vintage cars, airplanes and clothes, all resonating with the theme of calling back to years gone by.… More: Revival of the fittest!
With 20 years amongst the Savile Row fraternity, and with a background in banking, Carol Alayne is acknowledged as one of the finest womens tailors in Mayfair today.
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