I got my first taste of design at the age of 12, when I decided that I wanted to look like my Silver Screen heroines! At that time, UK shops had very little in the way of vintage, retro clothing, or corsetry...and even had there been, I really didn't have much money anyway!

Undaunted, I taught myself to reproduce the elegant clothes I loved so much, mainly by borrowing books about Silver Screen stars & films from my local library and copying the designs therein. I took babysitting jobs in the evenings - mostly caring for some of my teachers' children - to finance fabric and haberdashery purchases, and by the age of 14, was exclusively wearing my own reproduction vintage wear!

Over the last 30 years, I've mastered 1940s and 50s clothing, plus Medieval, Elizabethan, Victorian and Edwardian styles, and have worked as an historical costumier and theatrical wardrobe mistress.

Through my historical costuming, I have come to love corsetry and the form it gives to the figure. Consequently, for the past decade, I have concentrated my efforts into bringing fine bespoke corsets to clients from all walks of life.

As one of the few bespoke corsetières in the UK, I just love to discuss clients' corseting desires with them, after all, it's essential to get not just the fit right but the design too. Therefore if you want something but you don't see it - ask!