Elena Dawson AW21

Elena Dawson creates timeless and beautiful semi-deconstructed garments in her East Sussex studio. She studied at the University of Brighton and began working as a seamstress after graduating, which turned out to be an invaluable experience. “I draw on the knowledge I learned at the tailors still now in the way I make clothing,” she says. “When you work on alterations you are really tearing the guts out of the garment, performing a sort of autopsy—you really get to see a garment at its most vulnerable point. Observing this state of semi deconstruction in the making of a garment or shoe is what I like to retain in my finished work."

She launched Paul Harnden Clothiers with Paul Harnden in 2000, and left in 2006 to start her own line by her own aesthetic standards. All pieces are sewn, dyed, and hand printed in house by a very small team.

EMAIL AND INCLUDE ITEM DESCRIPTION




VALENTINA COAT, PEONY PINK TWEED
100% wool

also styled with

VALENTINA HARNESS, PINK RIBBONS
100% silk




SHORT SHIRT WITH FRILLS, CREAM COTTON CAMBRIC
100% cotton




VALENTINA HARNESS, PINK RIBBONS
100% silk




VALENTINA PANT, PEONY PINK TWEED
100% wool




BABY TOTE FLOWERS, PEONY PINK TWEED
100% wool




LONG SHIRT WITH FRILLS, CREAM COTTON CAMBRIC
100% cotton




CORDELIA SKIRT, CREAM COTTON VENTILE
100% cotton




HARNESS ROSES, BLACK PETERSHAM
100% silk




BABY TOTE FLOWERS, BLACK COTTON DRILL
100% cotton




CORDELIA SKIRT, BLACK COTTON VENTILE
100% cotton




CORDELIA DRESS, BLACK SILK TAFFETA
100% silk

also styled with

HARNESS ROSES, BLACK PETERSHAM
&
SHORT SHIRT WITH FRILLS, CREAM COTTON CAMBRIC
CORDELIA SKIRT, CREAM COTTON VENTILE
&
BABY TOTE FLOWERS, BLACK COTTON DRILL

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Sophia wears the Cerudwen Shoe & the Marena Shoe from Atelier Inscrire AW21

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