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Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

"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...

Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

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...

Carol Alayne

Highland flair

I was working on four different Harris tweed garments last December when, by chance, I came across this article in The Guardian...

Carol Alayne

Telling tales

Quentin Blake gets me thinking. I’m sure that’s because he’s a great artist, and great artists excite the brain as well as the senses. I...

Carol Alayne ~ master tailor