The Leland Top

With its simplicity and beauty, The Leland Top, named after the shapes created around the peninsulas, follows the curves of one side of your body, while flowing waves on the other.

charcoal/ rayon 

emerald/ rayon

cream/ cotton mesh

available here soon!

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Bespoke (part ten) The Final Days

 And here we have it. 700 + miles of commuting, 50 + hours of intense focus, (very hard at times) A mazda 626 forced into repair, 20 yards of the most incredible fabric i have ever worked with, 450 + yards of thread, and probably a million questions asked during the process!

The last few stitches that seperate the outside from the inside

But i can guarantee you this... yes it is no where near perfect, i am sure i can find ten more flaws than the general public, but this here, one-of-a-kind. hand-made Bespoke Custom Tailored Suit Coat, fits me better than anything out there! And i can give you a run down of the million hand stitches, not visible to the eye, and what they all do.

only a few basting stitches remain while waiting for buttons

 So as it comes to an end, aproximately 11 button holes left..... there is only one question in my mind..... what COLOR will the next one be?

The coats hang while not being worked on to take shape

Get Ready, were almost there!

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The Market Bag

Well, whether it's a quick trip to the farmers market, or supplies for a day at the beach, this Market Bag, will be sure to hold the requirements. Measuring in at 18" X 14", and a base of 12" X 7", there's not too much you can't contain. Available in an array of fabrics inside and out.

duck canvas/linen

denim/chambray

cotton/linen

denim/cotton

 Now available here

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A sneak peek of what's new

winter 11/12

Available soon here

thanks.

Bespoke (part nine) What's up your sleeve?

Another day, for the most part, done without the use of a machine.

The fit

with the exception of the two long seams on the arms.

The hemmed sleeve, with lining attached

 It is incredible to me, that the collar on a well-made suit, is attached 100% by hand.

Wool

but here ya have it! 

Linen

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Bespoke (part eight) Collars, shoulders, raw fingers

 Well, if it wasn't for stitching through, and poking, again and again, many layers of skin, we would have gotten even farther than this. But considering the only stitch the machine did today was about eight (8) inches along the roll line, today was a day of progress!!!

There it is, right above those crooked stitches, thats all we turned the machine on for today. 

The rest was all with a thread and needle.

....and we have....a collar!

This is the point when i started losing feeling in two of my fingers

and at this point, i wasn't sure if i was excited to be near finishing or not?

Really getting precise now!

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Bespoke (part seven)....and so we vent

Well, as i left the project last, it was hanging on a hanger! Quite hopeful future for all this time spent, but today, NO! deconstruct it again, this time, so it was barely recognizable, twisted, turned inside out, fraying at the edges, ... all part of the plan, back to hand stitching, every inside seam to be exact. 

but alas, after three quarters of the day, i could rest it back on a hanger again, yes i know, looks the same as it did three weeks ago,

but NO! if you knew what was in between these ( now attached ) layers!

and we have........ a vent!