Although we absolutely loved the High-fashion photoshoot, we always planned to take some lifestyle images of Francesca in her bikini cover-up whilst we were away on holiday. To be fair, there isn't much to do in Paleokastritsa apart from drink, eat and run around...

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our Bikini cover up photoshoot on location in Corfu, Greece. Originally, we were going to create a small lifestyle photoshoot simply using the gorgeous location and an iPhone. However, we were very lucky to meet a...

In this episode, we look at the next garment in our range of bikini cover-up sewing patterns. This time we focus on the Long Coat which is essentially a skinny kimono with a chevron hem, waist tie, long sleeves and made from a gorgeous Japanese Ikat cotton. To start,...

In this episode, we start to sketch out a range of garment designs based on our clients brief and our mood boards. We also talk about fashion templates: Where to find them and how to use them to quickly create fashion illustrations of our garment. We then discuss how...

What are Mood Boards? We define mood boards as an arrangement of images, materials, pieces of text, etc. intended to evoke or project a particular style or concept. They are used to convey your design idea, win pitches and get an early sign-off on your work. They are...

Hey guys and welcome to the first episode of our brand new video blog! In this blog, we aim to shed some light on the process of designing individual garments or collections of garments based on our client's brief. Designing to a brief is a process that features a...

Each month we're going to collaborate with a friend, blogger or loved one to create a gorgeous custom fitting garment. They'll brief us on what they want and we'll design and create it using PatternLab. We'll take you through the whole research and design process, blogging an explaining the whole journey from initial idea to finished product.