Chat with Artist Amy Dury
“I was always a massive Kate Bush fan and met one of my oldest best friends through the Kate Bush fan club, and women’s voices speak to me in a special way”
Sula preloved is here!
Where possible and nescesary we will be mending the garments so that we can extend their life span, we will give them a rating out of 10 with a point reduced for any damage.
Our Winter collection
Clothes are softly tailored and take your shape. They are flattering and suit the feminine body in all its diversity. New styles include a fully reversible back-pleat jacket.
Matilda in New York
Upon our arrival at D+A morning light poured in from the windows We all had an excited buzz motivating us through our jet lag as it was a busy show.Â
our collection for summer 24
Overalls have all been carefully cut to flatter the female form. We also present our first bridal dress as well as a new print, inspired by the faded pressed flowers found betwixt antique books.
embroidering over damage
sadly a few of our cutwork skirts were marked during the making process, We have embroidered over the damage inspired by kintsugi, a visible mending technique.
indigo dyeing
Indigo dyeing is an ancient practice first discovered in India around 5000 years ago. we have decided to use synthetic indigo dye as it provides a longer lasting more even colour.
flower embroidery mending
A seemingly random hand embroidered daisy adorns one cuff – it made us smile and covered a dye spot. The daisy is accorded qualities of loyal love, purity and beauty.
making Thames skirt
Thames quilted skirt is redolent of an 18th century petticoat, one worker will have spent at least two days hand quilting the skirt and intricately stitching this hem.
Colour story
sula collections always start with a colour story, the incredible Jennifer Packer exhibition I went to see inspired our following spring and summer collection we created.
challenges ahead
There are sad endings and new beginnings with unprecedented challlenges ahead. Changes like getting off the fashion calender would be a welcome relief for Sula as a micro business.
science behind colour
most people are trichromatic, this means they have three different types of cones in their eyes. A tetrachromat has 4 different colour perception channels.