Like a flower blooms in spring, I am beginning fresh.
Like a flower blooms in spring, I am beginning fresh. I began dressmaking when I was 16 and also began my first business, making bow ties, selling at market stalls and doing simple alterations. As I left college where I learnt many things about art, design and textiles, I expanded my business to making wedding gowns and custom made clothing. I love my job, I love my clients, but something was missing. I was missing that creative spark that gets you out of bed in the morning. As my client numbers expanded dramatically over the years, I was finding it hard to keep up, and my job was feeling more of a chore rather than a passion.
Unfortunately recently I had to close my doors for a few months due to the pandemic. This gave me time to breathe, relax and create. After reflecting, planning, doubting, and reviving I made some huge decisions that I hope will be for the best.
Inescapable Clothing has been my baby, my work that I am so proud of. I have put endless hours into not only doing the sewing side of things but also behind the scenes. Research, creating content, marketing, building business relationships and so on. I am so proud of what I have accomplished and I hope all my lovely clients will stick with me through this change.
Winter Flora will be my new branded name. I feel this fits my aesthetic and fits in beautifully with my new en-devours. As my favourite quote from Mulan says;
" The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all "
And so Winter Flora will bloom out of this pandemic and into better times. I can't wait to see where this takes me and I thank each and every one of my clients for letting me work on your beautiful clothes, and I hope to do so for a long time to come.
Business changes you should be aware of
A change of name from "Inescapable" to "Winter Flora"
I will no longer be taking custom orders at this time, this includes wedding gowns, bridesmaid gowns, formal dresses and so on.
I will still be offering a pattern drafting service of an existing item that you would like made more of. (this is only for simple garments not formal gowns)
All clothing alterations including Bridal and formal wear will still be available for the foreseeable future.
A new online store with of all my designs will be opening shortly.
Video tutorials, behind the scenes, and aesthetic videos will be available on my YouTube channel. Coming soon
2 public Instagram accounts will be active.
@winterfloraau - where I post my sale items and alteration projects
@_winterflora_ - lifestyle blog, behind the scenes access, where I support other local and handmade buisnesses and grow a community of lovely people
New business contact info -
Email: winterflora.hello@gmail.com
Instant messaging through my facebook business page
Phone number will only be given to locals for alteration services, not online clients.
Pricing for the most part will remain the same
Both websites will remain active until October to give me time to swap everything over.
These changes are effective immediately.
Once again thankyou so much to all my wonderful clients, feel free to contact me with any questions or inquiries. I am so excited to share with you all my new creations. Hope you are doing well in these troubling times.
With love,
Lilli S.
Winter Flora.
