Last week I was delighted to be invited on BBC London radio for the ‘Ladies Lounge’ with Kath Melandri and guest comedienne Kate Smurthwaite to share our views on the week’s news stories. We have been a fan of the show for a while as it centres around interesting, strong and modern women discussing news, events and stories that stand out to them each week. To be asked to join their roll call of such ladies was a true honour and a lot of fun too!
To celebrate our fabulous, newly renovated studio and the new Spring season we are holding an Easter sample sale on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th April.
To start London Fashion Week in style we hosted a catwalk show in collaboration with our neighbours at London Glassblowing.
Both our studios have undergone renovations over the past 6 months and so it seemed appropriate to showcase the bespoke work we both do in these exciting new spaces.
We loved collaborating last LFW using handmade glass work alongside our bespoke garments under the expert eye of stylist and image consultant Hannah Jean of Find My Style, so were delighted to have the opportunity to work together again.
We recently told you about a photoshoot we organised at the end of last year to showcase not only the variety of our bespoke dresses but the collection for S/S 2012. The idea behind the shoot was to take our bespoke pieces out onto Bermondsey Street and we are delighted to now share with you some of our favourite images…
2011 has been the most exciting year yet for our brand as we have grown, developed and really established ourself at the heart of the creative Bermondsey Street scene.
To get you in the festive mood Bermondsey Street is opening it’s doors for 2 evenings of ‘late night’ shopping on 1st and 2nd December from 6-9pm.
This week we were delighted to join the Maggie Semple Ltd team at the Ivy to celebrate their first year in business supporting women, fashion and fascinating stories.
Since founding the company in 2010, Maggie Semple has published a book, hosted a series of events and launched an online blog; all chronicling the lives of inspiring women and their fashion stories.
At the end of September we celebrated the unseasonably good weather with the Bermondsey Street Festival. This is an annual celebration of everything that makes the area so wonderfully creative and diverse – from fantastic food, to great music and of course the fashion show which brings together local designers as well as the Fashion & Textile Museum which is at the heart of the street.
The whole road is closed off for one day only so that the hoards of visitors can roam the street to peek inside the local shops, studios and restaurants to see what is going on. The entire community always gets involved and we collaborated with as many people as possible for the day!
For London Fashion Week we decided to host an event to combine some of the creative talent of Bermondsey Street collaborating on a unique catwalk show.
We have always been fans of our fantastic neighbours at London Glassblowing, who champion a craft and art form which centres it’s values around individuality, quality design and creativity – values we here at Susie Stone share implicitly.
For a long time we have suggested a collaboration of some kind between our adjacent studios, however it was not until local stylist Hannah Jean suggested a special art and fashion show that we really got our thinking caps on!
Our studio is by appointment only, we are very happy to have you come in and visit, please contact us on:
+44(0)207 403 6104
bookings@susiestone.com
60 Bermondsey St, London, SE1 3UD
If you cannot find a date or time suitable for you please do get in touch so that we can find a booking to suit your schedule.
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