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a blend of haute-couture and Savile Row

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    For gawd sake, get me to the church on time!
    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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    Born again clothes!
    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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    Briefing for Bespoke: Line, shape, proportion
    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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    Several Saviles
    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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    Button up your overcoat, when the wind is free…
    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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    Trouser roles
    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
    • 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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    When less is more
    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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    Sensational Butterflies
    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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    Women tinkering with tailoring! Why not do it for real
    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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    The credit crunch, suits, and a pricing conundrum
    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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    Tools of the trade
    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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    That thing called Swing
    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
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    The credit crunch: Best value…made-to-measure or bespoke

    It seems from recent press that ‘buying quality’ is the advice when preparing your wardrobe in times of financial uncertainty. So how...
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    Dressing for the stage
    Carol Alayne
    • Feb 19, 2017
    • 1 min

    Dressing for the stage

    When I first started business in the UK it was through a company I created called ‘The Concert Store’. Music is a great passion of mine,...
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    All in a day…dress
    Carol Alayne
    • Jan 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    All in a day…dress

    The V&A seminar, an invitation to speak on the BBC’s iconic radio programme Woman’s Hour, and a new commision from the King’s Singers...
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