Claire’s feminine and elegant dresses are designed and made in Cornwall, a county with a strong artistic lineage. Her birthplace has been a source of great inspiration for her exquisite designs. Each dress is unique; the silk and cotton fabrics are hand screen-printed by Claire.
You can choose a design from her history dress collection or contact Claire to have a bespoke dress designed specifically for you. Dresses from the history dress collection start from £500 and include at least one fitting. Bespoke dresses start from £600 and include a design consultation meeting and at least one fitting. The dresses are beautiful enough to be worn for any special occasion, even as a wedding dress. The quality of the fabrics and the attention to detail will mean you are buying a piece that will allow you to look and feel stunning at any time.
Claire begins by working from her sketchbook. She then designs her dresses to scale onto A0 cartridge paper. She screen prints or digitally prints her fabric to fit the panels and cut of each dress, before carefully constructing them using French seams, fine pin tucks and hand embroidery. Antique buttons and delicate ties are used as fasteners.
Main photographs by John Wood Photography.
'Iris Trace Dress', screen-printed, habatoi silk
