DASHING WOMEN
When it comes to fashion the main victims are women. The industry makes a point of creating an insecurity around how women look in order to persuade them to constantly buy something new. The cycle of change has ramped up to frenzy like a deranged snake trying to eat its own tail. Social media exacerbates this. The natural rhythm of seasonal shows, fashion shoots and curated magazine spreads has been eroded by a spewing stream of influencers scrabbling for likes.
In order to maximise profits cheaper and cheaper materials and production methods have been pursued by high street brands; a hiding to nothing. Luckily, people are fighting back against the pointless waste of fast fashion.
Investing in beautiful clothes made individually for you is the answer. It’s long been proven that people value and look after clothes which they have been involved in creating. Timeless idiosyncratic style is always more prized than people who merely don the work of another.
The hard part is finding someone who can make fabulous original clothes for you, but luckily as you are reading this you know where to come. We have been tailoring for women for almost a decade now and have a good resource of talented tailors who can make your sartorial dreams come true.
Tailoring for women is more flexible than the male counterpart as there are fewer rules that need to be followed. This ironically can make it harder to decide what to have made.
We have years of experience and can guide you through all the options. Trousers are a good example, depending on your figure you may wish to have low slung hip hugging trousers with a tighter thigh and a slight flared bottom or a wide legged high waisted pair with double pleats. The trousers can be paired with a matching jacket to make an elegant suit, and again there are more acceptable silhouettes for women’s jackets; cropped rounded ones look just as good as deliberately oversized boxier cuts and it’s good to have all the options. To complete a look you may want to throw in a skirt of any volume from a mini to fully pleated circle.
As you are gathering, there are measureless possibilities so it’s fun to start with a blank canvas and think about what your ideal look is for specific occasions and then drop by the shop where Holly and Naomi will be more than happy to give you advice, show you our large selection of original fabrics and help you bespeak a dream outfit which will bring you pleasure for many, many years.
“I wandered into the store on a visit from Canada. Holly then spent over an hour with me as I chose a tweed and she measured me for my fabulous new jacket.
I picked everything from lapel width to buttons. It was simply a wonderful experience. My jacket has now arrived, as promised. I could not be happier!
I look forward to my next visit in February.”
Susan C
Naomi wears a summer coat tailored in-house using a fine Merino wool worsted. Our seamstress can copy simple unstructured shapes and ensure an elegant fit for you.
A tailored jacket is such a versatile item for your wardrobe. It’s easy to dresses up or down. Aramide wears her Blue Glen jacket with bleached jeans and the collar popped up but can transform to a boardroom ready look by pairing it with navy wool flannel trousers and a crisp white shirt.
We are always around to give you advice, so even if you are not sure exactly what you want then just come by for a chat.
Our made to measure tailoring takes 6 weeks, so plan ahead.
Jackets £1,200, trousers £675, skirts £500 and waistcoats £550.
Soft tailored cigar jackets £850, bomber jackets £1,050.
2 piece suits £1,625 and 3 piece suits £1,850
Coats from £1,550 dependant on length
We also offer an in-house bespoke service as well.
To design your own look, or get advice on what to wear, do drop us a message for more information.
Holly – Business Manager
Naomi – Production Manager