Diary of a Wedding Dress: It’s the little things…

I got my first manicure in 7 months yesterday - a sure sign that wedding season is officially over for me this year...nail polish and white silk are not a match made in heaven.  I'm spending the autumn season working with rich, vibrant colours for a new S/S 2016 project - more on that in a later …

Wella Trend Vision: A Hair & Fashion Collaboration

Creating marketable products is an essential element of design but sometimes, as a designer, you just want to play around like you did at art college and create something for the sheer hell of it.  So when hair stylist, Andrew Cave, invited me to collaborate on a project for the Wella Trend Vision Young Talent …

Upcycled Chic

Upcycling is an integral part of my ethos as a fashion designer.  Creating new pieces from existing items is a great way to ensure that we don't contribute needlessly to landfill and is a fabulous opportunity to buy a unique, one of a kind item. This gorgeous sheer blouse with embroidery & beading detail began life …

Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic

Credited as bringing bohemian chic to 60's London, artist & fashion designer Thea Porter is being celebrated at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London with a fabulous retrospective of her work.  Porter was a master of fusion - giving Eastern historical & cultural reference a modern edge which had rockstars & movie stars clamouring to …