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Silk & Sawdust: Vintage Chic with a Modern Tweak!
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"The head-turning style of the vintage dress, the luxury of today’s fabric, hand-tailoring for the fit we
love now: Silk & Sawdust gives a new twist to the 20th century frock." - SilkandSawdust.com
Silk and Sawdust is not just another vintage reproduction website, but a vintage style website with a
VINTAGE DRESSES
difference. Not a rockabilly polka dot or skull print to be seen...the designer; Claudia Orrell, 35, is a
London-based entrepreneur with a unique approach to fashion. Orrell is inspired by vintage dresses,
vintage sewing patterns and the little details that go into making a dress glamorous and unique. Claudia
takes her time in getting the design, cut and fabric just right for the dress and always has the girl who
will be adorning her fabulous designs of silks, chiffons and lace in mind.
Claudia gives a lot of credit for her designs to her time spent in Thailand. Orrell lived there in 2007 and
2008 and found it to be a buzz with creativity and a place where she could spend her days designing
and creating. Thailand tailoring and fabrics are second to none for quality and design. Claudia now
spends her time between Bangkok and London developing and selling her collections.
Now the Silk and Sawdust dress that caught my eye...I think you know why...
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What do you think? I was lucky enough to be invited over to Claudia's boudoir to see the dress for
myself as Claudia spotted me dribbling over the Grace Kelly dresses on the BBC news at London's V&A
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museum. It is such a good reproduction dress. I was so thrilled that someone finally recreated my
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dream dress and with such respect for the original design. The resemblance is uncanny and if i was long
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and lean I would of snapped this dreamy dress right up. This particular dress is made to order, but
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Silk and Sawdust also offer a range of skirts, tops, jackets, coats and accessories. All inspired by vintage
fashion and style. Every decade is included so there really is something for every kind of gal.
All the Silk and Sawdust designs are based on vintage pieces or patterns from the 20th Century,
recreated in new fabrics. They are hand-tailored by wonderfully skilled dressmakers in Bangkok and
each design is only available in small numbers, giving customers that sense of discovery and exclusivity.
The Silk and Sawdust website has just launched and is alive and kicking. Click HERE to go straight to
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Grace Kelly Exhibit
is SENSATIONAL!
Grace Kelly's
Hollywood
wardrobe on
display at London's
V&A ...
London V&A
museum to exhibit
dresses worn by
Grace Kelly.
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2 COMMENTS:
Some Like it Vintage.com said...
Couldn't agree more! That is a gorgeous dress and she did such a great job - love that steel blue
color :-)
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4 MAY 2010 17:49
Artist said...
This style is just so beautiful.
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