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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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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Carol Alayne
- Nov 25, 2016
- 2 min
Strike 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...
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