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."
All pieces are sewn, dyed, and hand printed in house by a very small team.
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HACKING JACKET / moonlight caviar
100% silk, lined in cotton, removable brooch
SHIRT / white cotton cambric
100% cotton
PJ PANT / moonlight caviar
100% silk, lined in cotton
BOAT COAT / blue stripe mixed
100% wool, lined in cotton
FLOWER GARLAND / blue mixed silks
100% silk, ties
CORDELIA SKIRT / moonlight caviar
100% silk, unlined
LONG SHIRT / opal silk satin heavy
100% silk
SUMMER NIGHTS COAT / blue mixed tweeds
100% wool, lined in cotton
PANT / blue mixed tweeds
100% wool, lined in cotton
LUNAR COAT / opal silk satin heavy
100% silk, lined in cotton
PANT / swan linen
100% linen, lined in cotton
FLOWER HARNESS / mixed silks
100% silk, ties
BOAT BLAZER / black & white stripe
100% wool, lined in cotton
ROSEBUD TIE / mixed silks
100% silk, ties
SHIRT FRILLS / cream cotton cambric
100% cotton
BABY TOTE FLOWERS / moonstone silk velvet
100% silk
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HACKING JACKET / moonlight caviar
100% silk, lined in cotton, removable brooch
SHIRT / white cotton cambric
100% cotton
PJ PANT / moonlight caviar
100% silk, lined in cotton
BOAT COAT / blue stripe mixed
100% wool, lined in cotton
FLOWER GARLAND / blue mixed silks
100% silk, ties
CORDELIA SKIRT / moonlight caviar
100% silk, unlined
LONG SHIRT / opal silk satin heavy
100% silk
SUMMER NIGHTS COAT / blue mixed tweeds
100% wool, lined in cotton
PANT / blue mixed tweeds
100% wool, lined in cotton
LUNAR COAT / opal silk satin heavy
100% silk, lined in cotton
PANT / swan linen
100% linen, lined in cotton
FLOWER HARNESS / mixed silks
100% silk, ties
BOAT BLAZER / black & white stripe
100% wool, lined in cotton
ROSEBUD TIE / mixed silks
100% silk, ties
SHIRT FRILLS / cream cotton cambric
100% cotton
BABY TOTE FLOWERS / moonstone silk velvet
100% silk
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