Posted by Kerry
01.11.2013
Tweed Ladies Trousers and Waistcoat My style is quite androgynous, so I tailored this tweed ladies trousers and waistcoat for my opening night of the studio. They are made from Dugdale Bros White Rose Saxony Tweed and the fabric has the most beautiful range of jewel colours running through it.
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Posted by Kerry
25.10.2013
Nick approached me with an unusual request to make a waistcoat from a jacket. He had found a jacket he loved in a store but couldn’t get a waistcoat to match.
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Posted by Kerry
09.10.2013
I met Paul at Reading Business Club. He is a wine merchant and one day, out of the blue, came up to me and enquired “I have a tablecloth I bought in France, could you make it into a waistcoat?” My answer was simply, “Sure, I don’t see why not.” And that was that.
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Posted by Kerry
04.10.2013
David’s bespoke blue blazer is made from Harrisons of Edinburgh worsted Flannel. It is lined in the most enticing blue and green shot lining and finished with gold buttons.
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Posted by Kerry
02.05.2013
David ordered a pair of bespoke trousers with hidden adjusters in the waistband. The cloth is J&J Minnis from the Blenheim 2 bunch.
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Posted by Kerry
27.03.2013
This suit has been a long time in the making but by far the most enjoyable to make. When I met Ann and we talked about what she wanted, a ladies suit with embroidered waistcoat.
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Posted by Kerry
14.02.2013
Vintage Inspired Cape This cloth is vintage, from the 60’s (I think) and has me leaping for joy whenever I look at it. The bold colours of royal purple mixed with the lime green, brought to life with the lavender and navy really sing to me.
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Posted by Kerry
20.06.2012
You may remember the I original post I did about Brian’s wedding suit. It really was such a pleasure to to make for Brian and I am honoured that my tailoring contributed to part of Kirsty and Brian’s wedding day. To receive the lovely thank you card from them with a glowing testimonial absolutely made my day: Thank you so much....
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Posted by Kerry
16.04.2012
This two piece suit in P&B Universal cloth is cut for an older and very corpulent gentleman. The cloth is a slightly heavier than average weight at 15/16oz.
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Posted by Kerry
05.04.2012
Here are the photos of a dinner suit that I made for a lovely Berkshire gentleman. There is a charming back-story to this, as he came to me to tailor make him a new dinner suit to wear to the party he was hosting to celebrate his wife’s 50th birthday. It sounds more like an event....
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Posted by Kerry
28.09.2011
3 Piece suit for Taro Hakase, the waistcoat was delivered earlier and I missed getting any photos of it all finished as a set. “Violinist, entertainer and musical composer, Taro Hakase is known throughout the world for his contribution to music. Taro’s acclaim has come from his work with international artists such as Celine Dion, Ennio....
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Posted by Kerry
26.05.2011
This is the jacket that goes with the breeches that I posted earlier for the understudy Walter in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Glyndebourne Opera. The doeskin cloth came from Hainsworth Textiles and the jacket was lined in silesia with slippery lining in the sleeves for ease of dressing.
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