slip

you can see the fifties slip length here

cami knicks sample

an altered sample ,cami knicks made into a mini slip

corset

this was made really quickly at alison smiths class,i tis now tatty due to having been tried on numerous times by clients so I can determine which size they want

vintage bra

pretty vintag bra,it fits me well and does give good support and shape

sorted better

hopefully I have sorted the photos better,so all show up instead of having to click and search

altered cami knicks

this originally had no lace at the waist,when we cloed I wanted to wear it,it was a cami knicker that was too short in the body for me ,so I chopped it at the waist and inserted stretch lace,the removed the gusset so I had a mini slip/long cami

vintage slip

hopefully one day I will copy this the bust detail is lovely

slip not sampled

this is made from a direct draft from a fifties book,that is not cut from a block but drawn directly on paper.we did not sample it as it is not smooth on a modern figure,the bust line needed too much tweeking

close up

detail of the embroidery on our camisoles

detail

close upi of detail on original vintage slip

cami

this is a wearable toile based on the vintage slip,it looks gorgeous in silk but they are all sold now

vintage slip

a vintage slip used for inspiration,we used the prick stitch detail on a camisole

nightdress

a now quite tatty wearable nightdress toile

detail

you can see the prick stitches on this photo,we used bias binding hand stitched to the right side with fine silk

knicker sample

these were made as a sample,they are silk,remember this was over twenty five years ago when lace was fashionable.we made samples like these from silk to show our work,we also made wearable toiles,they were from synthetics and worn and washed by us and our friends to test how comfy they were etc.we have only just found some of these samples again ,so they are in quite good condition,some were altered to make them easier for us to wear after we closed the business.some wearable toiles are a bit tatty now but I have put them up to show what you can do with just a basic block,all designs and patterns exect a couple of commercial ones are designed and made by us

prices

if you are interested in how much a la perla bra goes for...make sure you are sitting down

la perla bra

thanks to my good friend sarah for this gorgeous bra,a la perla for my collection