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Carol Alayne
Dec 30, 20173 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
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
Aug 1, 20172 min read
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 16, 20172 min read
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, 20173 min read
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 14, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
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
Mar 17, 20172 min read
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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Carol Alayne
Jan 10, 20172 min read
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 1, 20162 min read
Taking craft global
I’ve already written several times about the high profile networking organisation, the City Women’s Network. And not so long ago I was...
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