The creation of a garment that originally began as a flicker of an idea inside my head still seems to me to be a bit like magic. It’s even better when I share that process with a client and the excitement spreads across their face as they can see what I see.
I have a first class BA degree in Fashion and an MA in Design. I spent six years working as a designer and have designed for very different parts of the fashion industry; from cheap & cheerful disposable fashion to the niche market of fair trade clothing. My designs have sold in a diverse range of places including Marks & Spencer and Harrods.
My love of the whole creative and making process and the realisation that more and more people are looking for individual, highly crafted, luxurious and well-fitting clothing led to the creation of Wendy Ward bespoke dressing.
As people become more concerned about where their clothes come from and want to wear clothes that look a bit different to everyone else’s, there has been a revival of interest in sewing. I now also teach various sewing, dressmaking and textiles classes, from complete beginners to more experimental and advanced levels.
