Fairy tales can come true!
This post was written by my very impressive friend, Eva Hamilton. One of my all time favourite commissions, Eva describes her wedding day...
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Carol Alayne
- Apr 20, 2019
- 2 min
For gawd sake, get me to the church on time!
I had request from a bride-to-be this week. It was not for a new commission, but rather a desperate plea to remedy a gown she had...
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Carol Alayne
- Jan 18, 2019
- 1 min
"Never Mind the Logo..."
An article in the Guardian caught my eye last week, highlighting a backlash in shopping habits. It seems the buying public is starting...
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Carol Alayne
- Nov 7, 2018
- 1 min
Born again clothes!
I was helping a male client with his wardrobe edit the other day; what to keep, amend, archive or recycle. He was convinced his old DJ...
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Carol Alayne
- Dec 30, 2017
- 3 min
Briefing for Bespoke: Line, shape, proportion
You may have caught the compelling TV series “Madmen“. The story of the how the advertising industry took fire on Madisson Avenue in the...
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Carol Alayne
- Dec 10, 2017
- 2 min
Several Saviles
During the summer my thoughts were solicited by THINK, a style magazine based in Dubai. It was running an article on the latest in...
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Carol Alayne
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Button up your overcoat, when the wind is free…
t’s time to sing that chorus again. With the evenings drawing in and the temperature falling, we will need to think of bundling up in...
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Carol Alayne
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2 min
TfW, Jaeger and the V&A
I was thrilled recently to speak alongside a representative from the global brand Jaeger about women’s tailoring. We were both making a...
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Carol Alayne
- Oct 21, 2017
- 2 min
Trouser roles
I have a number of autumn/winter trousers in production at the moment. As I was putting the final hand stitches into a blue birdseye...
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Carol Alayne
- Oct 1, 2017
- 2 min
The Red Dress
Last week I put the finishing touches to this glorious red dress and sent it on its way to New York for a client who will attend the Tony...
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Carol Alayne
- Sep 17, 2017
- 2 min
Is tailoring eco-friendly?
One of the things I find most satisfying about tailoring is the opportunity to create practical but aesthetic garments. The perfect...
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Carol Alayne
- Aug 30, 2017
- 3 min
When less is more
In 1940, with all-out war looming, the UK government Board of Trade decided to restrict the amount of clothing available in order to...
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Carol Alayne
- Aug 1, 2017
- 2 min
Sensational Butterflies
The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity’, supposedly said the comedian George Carlin. I guess this is...
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Carol Alayne
- Jul 27, 2017
- 2 min
Women tinkering with tailoring! Why not do it for real
“Annie Hall” hit the mark perfectly some 30 years ago in the eponymous film by Woody Allen. From top down, her combination of trilby,...
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Carol Alayne
- Jul 16, 2017
- 2 min
The credit crunch, suits, and a pricing conundrum
With the current financial turmoil that surrounds us it seems appropriate to talk about price of goods, but on this occasion I intend to...
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Carol Alayne
- Jun 6, 2017
- 3 min
Tools of the trade
I make no secret of my love of craft – the special skills, the attention to detail, the creativity. This week I’m privileged to speak at...
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Carol Alayne
- May 30, 2017
- 2 min
That thing called Swing
From time to time I wonder what happens to the finished garments that leave my studio, often with my exit advice to “wear them in”. It is...
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Carol Alayne
- May 14, 2017
- 2 min
NHK – Bespoke for Japan; A woman’s point of view
In the midst of a hectic time here in the studio; a royal wedding in Monaco, early planning for the shooting season, and gowns for the...
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Carol Alayne
- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
Power Dressing, but does it empower
The Sunday Times (UK) Style section devoted a number of column inches to the do’s and don’ts for women who find themselves at the front...
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Carol Alayne
- Apr 1, 2017
- 2 min
Warp and weft: the Huguenot’s of Spitalfields
I was thrilled to be asked by one of my clients, Dr. Tessa Murdoch, to come along to last month’s launch of an Appeal from the foremost...
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