Fashion Half Cut

You asked, and we answered! A huge thank you to all of our lovely listeners who sent in questions, we absolutely loved hearing from you! The questions range from freelance life, to recognition in the industry and also include things like the technical aspects of pattern making and what we personally like to sew.

To find the show notes head to www.fashionhalfcut.co.uk

Olivia von Halle is a cult luxury British silk brand whose name has become synonymous with reinventing silk pyjamas and disrupting the nightwear market. You will have seen her beautiful silk creations in films, on the red carpet and worn by all of your favourite celebs. In this interview she talks us through everything from her early days as a start up to how she is coping through Coronavirus, her business model and everything in between. Thank you Olivia for taking the time to chat with us! To find the show notes and some examples of Olivia's work head to our website, www.fashionhalfcut.co.uk

This episode is all about one of our favourite bits of kit...blocks! (or slopers as our lovely American friends call them) Join us as we discuss what they are, how to make them, how to use them and the different types that we've come across in the industry and at home. To find the show notes visit www.fashionhalfcut.co.uk

In this episode we dive deep in the beautiful and creative world of draping! This is both of our favourite ways to work and we've packed this episode full of do's, don't's and handy tips and tricks!

Elisalex started her career as a shoe designer and ran her own very successful brand for 4 years before moving into pattern designing and the sewing world. Working in fashion runs in her family and we love the idea of moving between the fashion industry and the home sewing industry and seeing the two worlds come together. Join us as we talk about everything from starting your own brand straight out of college, to lessons learnt, working with fashion revolution, sustainable fashion, starting another business and being a working mum.Our favourite message from this interview? Be kind to yourself.

In this episode we talk you through our top 7 Pattern Cutting tools and pieces of equipment. These are our absolute essentials that we just couldn't function without!Like most pattern cutters we know, we're both massive fans of clever stationary. If you want to hear us raving about rulers and which notchers send us nutty then this is the episode for you!

Join us behind the scenes and take a front row seat at the iconic London Fashion Week. We discuss past fashion week experiences, and Caroline brings you her diary of live recordings from the studio, the catwalk and the show rooms. Step inside our shoes and experience what fashion week is like for a real life pattern cutter.

As the Coronavirus pandemic plunges the world into chaos, we bring you a bonus episode with an update on life as freelancers and small business owners in this very scary time. We share our thoughts and tips for working from home and how we're managing to continue work as pattern cutters. While this episode focuses on the work and business side of things, our first thought is always for your health and we hope that you're all safe and well at home.

Emmeline Child, fashion sustainability programme leader and lecturer at the University of Northampton, joins Kathryn and Caroline to talk about all things sustainable in fashion. Emmeline gained an impressive amount of knowledge and experience in this field while launching her own brand and business and became a real pioneer in her field. She is now a Researcher, Senior lecturer and University Programme leader. Teaching in the areas of sustainability, fashion and design in the UK, India and Sri Lanka.

A look back into our personal journeys and how we got into the big bad world of fashion. We started a few years apart and took different routes but have somehow ended up in the same studio working alongside one another. Find out how and why we decided this was the right route for us!