In preparation for the Bespoken Fair at The Pilgrim's Rest on 25th February, I took part in a styled photo shoot and was so inspired by the brief we had set, that I designed and made a brand new dress for the occasion. I started by putting together a mood board based on the theme A Midsummer Night's dream. Details from the board- McQueen couture dresses, tatted flowers and illustrations by Arthur Rackham I researched dresses from the Elizabethan era, especially those worn by

Reflecting on the passing year as we head into the new, I realize what an incredibly busy yet fulfilling year 2017 has been on a personal level, but how chaotic and worrying on a global one. This has really influenced much of my thinking moving forward and I’m really excited to share my plans with you! These are some of my highlights from 2017! Styled photo shoots I've been very lucky to work with some incredible people over the past year and basically have a huge amount of f

Sea salt breeze, warm sand beneath bare feet, cool crisp sea, golden summer sun........ What could be more wonderful than celebrating your love and union with your truest love than doing so on a beautiful beach? These beautiful images from a styled shoot I did with Georgina Piper are some of my absolute favourites. The understated and graceful beauty of Anna, wearing the dress I designed and named after her, against the wonderful horizon make my heart sing. Anna + Otti "My bo

One of my favourite things to do (other than making pretty frocks) has to be putting together inspiration books. I'm reticent about calling them sketchbooks because I don't do much drawing in them. They are filled with magazine tear outs, scraps of fabric, postcards, photocopies and quotes. For me, one of the most relaxing things is to cut and stick pictures into a book- I may be a little obsessed really. I've done this forever and the books I've put together act as a sort o

I know, I know... Kimonos are totally over, you're saying, it's all about wearing your grandads dressing gown now! I just can't help myself- I LOVE a kimono! I'm not talking those weird polyester things that have spread through fast fashion hell over the last few seasons, I mean real Japanese kimonos made from luxurious heavy crepe in the most sublime prints. One of my favourite things I ever made happened as a sort of accident. I fell in love with a piece of Japanese crepe f