A Notice to our Valued EU Customers Many of you have been in touch to us about what will happen with your orders after 30th December – when our current trading agreement with the EU ends. At this stage, we know as much as you do BUT we can tell you a few things that should put your minds at ease. In the event of a ’no deal’ – all purchases from the EU will fall into our ‘worldwide’ category. Therefore, UK VAT of 20% (which is what you currently pay) will be removed from the value of the products. This will show in the shopping basket when you select your delivery country. You will o ..read more

The Jitterbug dress brings me much joy. It is a bundle of happiness and optimism personified in a dress. I honestly think that we were channelling this when we started creating it! A tonic to help us stay positive in a very strange year! We wanted to create a late thirties style dress that was very wearable and would translate easily in our extended size range. Something similar to our best selling 1940s ‘Grable’ dress that emulates the desired silhouette but also meets the demands of the modern wearer. We also wanted the dress to work well as a day/office style and be easily dressed ..read more

The strangest year on record continues…but we have enjoyed the time to work on new styles and ideas for both the upcoming AW season and for next year. Although we cannot ignore the doom and gloom of the news – nor avoid worrying for our future of our businesses – but what I can do is spend some of the time immersing myself in the joys of creating lovely new things and trialling new fabrics. We have certainly been using this time well The Utility Coat  First on the agenda was the new 1940s Utility coat. Always something i’d been thinking about following the great succe ..read more

We are just over half way through a very challenging year for people all over the world. There is absolutely no doubt that the 2020 pandemic has wreaked havoc for so many businesses, big and small. Let’s also not forget how fortunate we are here in the UK unlike so many throughout the globe – in that we have some form of safety net and provision. It’s very humbling. As the lockdown progressed, our UK factory decided (like many) to close it doors and our manufacturing ability was critically affected. But if a business is to survive, these challenges should alw ..read more