Carol AlayneApr 20, 20192 minFor 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 ordere...
Carol AlayneNov 7, 20181 minBorn 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 ...
Carol AlayneOct 21, 20172 minTrouser rolesI have a number of autumn/winter trousers in production at the moment. As I was putting the final hand stitches into a blue birdseye woo...
Carol AlayneOct 1, 20172 minThe Red DressLast 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...
Carol AlayneAug 1, 20172 minSensational ButterfliesThe caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity’, supposedly said the comedian George Carlin. I guess this is ...
Carol AlayneJul 27, 20172 minWomen 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, s...
Carol AlayneMay 30, 20172 minThat thing called SwingFrom 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...
Carol AlayneMay 1, 20172 minPower Dressing, but does it empowerThe 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 o...
Carol AlayneJan 10, 20172 minAll in a day…dressThe 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 ha...
Carol AlayneNov 25, 20162 minStrike up the brand!I recently had some interesting exchanges with a friend on what is meant by ‘personal branding’. We agreed about how branding works with ...