Friday, January 27th, 2012

Wrap up this winter with NOOSHIN – Stylish tailored coats for ladies

For a minute there is had me fooled. The warmer days, slightly lighter evenings…..perhaps the end of a mildly cold winter?  No such luck. A second snap of cold last night left the car frozen and saw a return to my favorite tailored winter coat.  Having created some beautiful coats this year using Harris Tweed, double wool crepe and my favorite Holland and Sherry cashmere range, I wanted to share with you one of my latest deliveries.

This coat was for one of my lovely clients who was Paris bound the next day. She happily reported on her return that she felt ‘super stylish’ amongst her fellow Parisians and its hardly surprising! The coat has been tailored using a purple ‘Sherry Kash’, combining the luxury of cashmere with wool, soft to the touch but with all the structure a tailored coat should have. The velvet trim and covered buttons create interesting detail - the coat is certainly a classic tailored piece, perfect to wear over a day dress or mid weight trouser suit. The coat can be shortened or lengthened depending on your individual requirements – that’s the beauty of bespoke tailoring!

Its never too late to start investing in your winter coat, although I received my new spring fabric bunches last week and they really are quite beautiful….

Keep warm

Nooshin x

Topics: Fashion

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Your perfect wedding suit

Wedding season may seem a little far away, after all, Christmas was only last week right?!- But if you are planning on attending a wedding or better still, getting married this year, planning for your outfit begins now. There is choosing your fabric, the style of jacket and dress you’d like to wear, hats to be created and shoes to be dyed if you are looking for the perfect match that is.  I met two lovely ladies this week, both of whom, are marrying this year. They are looking for more constructed wedding suits with interesting fabrics, stylish detailing and of course, all beautifully fitted and tailored to their shape.

The beautifully tailored 'Catherine' jacket and 'Kelly' dress are examples of what can be made

Starting off with an obligatory cup of tea, design and cut are initially discussed and worked around your shape and everything from hemline, bust shape to the style of skirt, are considered. There is great room for flexibility in both design and feature, perhaps there is something special to the both of you we can work into your outfit – making it a truly unique garment .  

I have beautiful selection of coloured silks to match your skin tone, the bridal party and there is always the option of going fabric shopping together, which will allow you to drape larger pieces of silk for the perfect match. Your chosen style is always cut to calico initially, this allows you to try something on before we even touch the fabric and tweaks to your initial design can be made to our pattern. Once we are both happy with the design and fit, your garment will be constructed and ready for delivery (you may choose an optional fitting here).

What you will leave the studio with, is an outfit you feel confident in wearing, knowing time and consideration have been spent together on fabrics, fit, cut and style…what more could you require on your special day?!

Topics: Weddings, Fashion, Blog

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Penny, my wonderful Mother of the Bride

Last year I had the pleasure of working with Penny, a wonderful Mother of the Bride. Her daughters wedding was in September, the transition between seasons, so we began by choosing a fresh ‘Cornflower’ blue in a structured duppion silk with a darker facing trim around the collar and sleeves for contrasting detail. The colour also worked beautifully with the Bridal party (you can see the soft Rose colour worn by the bridesmaid below).

After selecting the designs together, I took Penny measurements and a cotton toile was produced so she had something to try on before we cut to fabric.  A few tweaks later we cut to fabric for our first garment fitting. The dress was a classic Empire line cut with a straight skirt. The scoop neck complimented the shorter jacket neckline and turned back sleeves and we also created a silk flower broach tying her outfit in with the bride and bridesmaids. Penny was great to work with and looked beautiful on the day of her daughters wedding.

Topics: Blog

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Harris Tweed - Your perfect Winter warmer

The 'Penny' jacket

With winter well and truly here, its hard to stay looking stylish without basking yourself in a sleeping bag - style jacket. I must say, I recently purchased one with ducky feathers and all sorts of stuffing, but if you are looking for a stylish, smart wardrobe addition, I highly recommend a Harris Tweed jacket or coat. The tighter woven Harris Tweed wool is produced in the Isle of Harris and Outer Hebrides and its resistance to the cold can’t be beaten. What I love about Harris Tweed (amongst many things), is that the fabric does as its told. Unlike velvet, which often has a mind of its own – especially when pressing (!)- Harris Tweed stays in place, retains shape and is guaranteed to keep you warm throughout the winter months. I also love the way the dye takes to the wool creating flecks of colour and interest throughout the fabric. The fabric is alive with interest and the woven colours mean it’s a versatile addition your wardrobe. We matched the below jacket, created for my wonderful client Penny, with Mother of Pearl buttons, which picked up the colours beautifully. She also had a tailored day dress made to go with the jacket: I can see it working with jeans and a cotton shirt too for weekends. Fabric samples can be requested through Holland and Sherry or nooshin@nooshin.co.uk

Stay Warm!x

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Topics: Fashion