I am someone who wears a lot of bomber jackets. Sometimes dressed up with a shirt and tie, sometimes dressed down with a t-shirt. Get yourself a good one and you will get a lot of use out of it. I own quite a few different types: leather ones, all manner of different cotton versions [...]
*I made this suede bomber jacket – of which I’ll show you more very soon – for a customer last week and now I want to keep it for myself. Only I can’t, so I guess I’ll just have to make another one when I have a bit of spare time. Until then I’ll add [...]
What a terrible boyfriend I am, keeping secrets from Marlene! She gets to see all the things I design first, normally before they’re even finished and when they’re still being developed. With her away from Berlin for a month, I had the opportunity to work on a few things and keep them a surprise. Like [...]
James: “So, I designed a new bag today.” Me: “Ooohhhh, what does it look like?” James: “You’ll just have to wait and see.” Me: “Can’t you send me a picture?” James: “I’ll show it to you in two weeks, when you come home.” Me: “But that’s two whole weeks!” James: “It’ll be worth the wait. [...]
*I go away for a month and what happens? James designs a whole bunch of new handbags (did I ask to see the bags before I even said hello to James when I came home? No! Well, maybe). We’ve been busy taking pictures of them the past few of days. Here’s a little preview of [...]
It isn’t a style you see very often, but I really like the club collar. I also think it works really well for most people’s face shapes. When I was asked to make a black men’s shirt this is what I came up with. I carried the round edged detail through to the breast pocket [...]
I was buying black leather for a new bag design (can’t wait to show you soon…), but when I saw this incredible pink, I decided it would be perfect for a new Marlene clutch. Maybe it’s the sun coming out for the first time this year, but everyone seems to be into bright colours at [...]
No other fabric catches the imagination quite as much as Harris Tweed. The material, so steeped in history, is still hand woven in the Outer Hebrides. Indeed if it isn’t made on the Isle of Harris, it can’t bear the name. For a fabric that is so utilitarian and robust it is also incredibly elegant. [...]