Interesting and unusual jackets

Interesting and unusual jackets for casual day wear through to luxury glamour for evening and special events.  In this category we talk about all the varied fabrics that we use except for the pleated silk which has its own page.

For comfortable day wear – felted wool

It has been a creative adventure experimenting with wool as a new range.  The initial felted wool jackets were the result of a mistake in the processing, a happy accident which has lead to a whole new range of light weight, yet cosy jackets for day wear.

Creative and rare art jackets

Fabulous for gallery openings, summer evening parties and performances or just wearing out shopping. Luxurious, deliciously colourful and very practical creative and rarw art jackets.

Velvet for the ultimate touch of luxury

Velvet is the most luxurious fabric for evening wear.  This fabric is painted by hand and then embellished with metallic prints or devore printing.  The jackets, wraps and coats make a fabulous statement – a simple classic evening gown dressed up with lovely sensuous velvet.

Textile art coats

We can never resist the temptation to play with patchwork velvets and silks.  When we create dresses and jackets out of the velvet we literally paint and print enough fabric for a single garment.  This results in off-cuts that normal manufacturers would not tolerate.  So we have an endless supply of delicious small pieces that invite us to get creative and conjure up completely unique garments.

Opera inspired kimono

When we designed and made the costumes for the opera ‘Iris’ for Opera Holland Park we became inspired to make a range of Japanese inspired Hapi jackets, Kimono and of course the Kesa.  Out of these designs evolved a range that is now a significant part of the collection.