I learned to sew as a child. My grandmother sewed all the clothes for the family, and my mother was a tailor.

For many years, I worked with something completely different, and my sewing lay dormant. Now, I have returned to what I love most: seeing the possibilities in magnificent old materials and creating individual pieces of clothing that highlight traditional craftsmanship.

I work with vintage textiles, especially bed linen, but also tablecloths and other handcrafted items. Many of them feature embroideries, bobbin lace, or crocheted inserts and edgings created by hands in the past. You can feel it in the fabric: the weight, the structure, the small irregularities. Some are so coarsely woven that they are almost certainly hand-woven.

These textiles have witnessed life and love, births, meals, joys, sorrows, and losses. Each piece bears traces of human lives. When I refashion them into new blouses, we—you and I—become part of the same long story.

These are materials made to last. They have been washed again and again, used for many years, and precisely because of this, they have acquired the softness that new fabric rarely has.

The materials always dictate the form and style. I try to let the original details be highlighted through a new cut. A border, an insert, or an embroidery can determine where a seam should lie or how a blouse falls. Each part is cut, assembled, and sewn in my small sewing studio.

The style is modern, simple, and romantic, without looking too "upcycled."

My wish is to bring a little romance back into our clothing: clothes we value, use again and again, and care for, cherish, instead of the buy-and-discard culture we have grown accustomed to.

I hope to contribute to smaller wardrobes with fewer pieces of clothing, but where each piece is unique and made with care.

Charlotte 🤎