Responsible production

Local manufacturing

The manufacture of textile and clothes was once the single most important industry throughout Britain; this industry helped define the Victorian era and was the driving force for the Industrial revolution. Sadly, by the middle of the twentieth century it had all but disappeared.

In recent years there has been a move to reverse this trend and I’m proud to play a small part of this new creative revolution. I decided to manufacture all my clothes in the UK because I loved the idea of working closely with local communities, supporting local makers, and putting back into the local economy. I didn’t want to have to travel around to world to find people to make my dresses or be compelled to ship fabric and dresses back and forth: what a waste of time and energy not to mention the negative impact that would have on the carbon footprint of a garment! On the contrary, I wanted to manufacture locally, see where my clothes were being made and to get to know the wonderful people who are sewing my designs. Five years on, we have built strong relationships with our partner makers, visiting them weekly and together we have grown a lovely business together.