Tucked away in the Sussex countryside, the
impressive old house is the perfect location for Louise O’Mahony’s studio. Its
stuffed full of 1950’s style dresses as well as bridal dresses from her ‘Oh My
Honey’ line. Everywhere you look there are satins, tulles and kitsch prints in
among the quaint one-of-a-kind pieces such as the retro baby pink chest of
drawers. Oh My Honey provides mail order and custom made pieces for any
occasion, whereas the Louise O’Mahony line creates more avante garde pieces
with a theatrical twist.
Louise is creating a stunning collection
for Brighton Fashion Week in June and I started interning in her studio this
week, working on the collection and the Oh My Honey range. It’s a novelty to be back working on the
design realization process after spending the last term of Uni mainly working
on my laptop.
It’s also interesting to pick Louise’s
brain about how she got to where she is today and the day to day running of her
business. As well as picking up little handy tips that come from experience.
Its also refreshing to see Louise still uses and makes all her own paper
patterns.
After the two days I worked this week, I
can’t wait to go back next week. Although I’m fairly sure I spent the majority
of yesterday just trying to thread the miniscule beading needles!! As well as
lots of beading, I also worked on some pattern cutting, fusing and hand sewing.
Here’s a sneak peak at some of the pieces
I’ve been working on this week. I can’t wait to see the final outcomes and its
so exciting to watch them coming together in Louise’s studio. I’ll keep posting
about my progress and watch this space for the full collection in a few weeks. For more info about Louise and Brighton Fashion Week, check out my Links page.
As I write this I’m on my way back to
Birmingham to collect all my stuff from halls, however I have no idea where
it’ll fit back at home. Oh well, I’m allowed to have loads of stuff, I’m a
fashion student right?
Love Sophie Agnes
xxx
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