So, here’s the thing: I’m a one-woman band who works in the middle of nowhere. It’s literally me, sat sewing and designing, occasionally persuading my mother and sister to be photographed in the finished garments.
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Is it possible to create that same feeling of awe one feels when confronted with a majestic waterfall or star-filled sky when presenting a piece of clothing?
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The New Fold Dress has been so popular I couldn’t wait to make it in another colour. I’ve been making the Ultimate Linen Jumpsuit in this lovely Ginger colour but in a heavier linen and I’ve fallen in love with this shade! In the cooler months it’s the perfect match for autumnal tones over tights and socks, but come spring this will brighten any wardrobe like sunshine on a grey day!
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Clothes are an expression of who we are and what we do, as the choices we make when dressing are dictated by how we live our lives. The routine of daily life and dressing can therefore become a rather dull and mindless affair if we dress solely for function.
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This jumpsuit is so versatile as you can utilise the waist fastening to tie it into multiple styles. I love to tie it tightly at the front to nip in at the waist, but it can be tied loosely for a more relaxed look, or at the back to create a completely new look all-together.
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Though Fashion Revolution Week (22nd-28th April 2019) is a good few months off yet, I didn’t want to wait to write this post as it is something on my mind every day as I work on House of Flint and FLINT Clothing.
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In the year of 2019 we are a time of contradiction. The slow living and slow fashion industry is no exception. Living slowly and seasonally denotes going outdoors, leaving fast-paced technology behind and harking back to past-times that, through a certain amount of rose-tinted spectacles, appeared simpler.
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The House of Flint itself is twenty years (and counting) in the making. This build is truly the embodiment of slow living, and the inspiration behind the work done within it today.
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To find the beginnings of our Series Coats, you must follow the footpath behind the house to reach the old plough, rusting alone in the grasses. The old plough may not get up to much these days, but as it lays by the well-trod footpath it may yet catch your eye. What relative ease this machinery must once have provided!
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I always have a fantastic time and meet some amazing people at the Creative Countryside Gatherings, and this summers event didn’t disappoint. Making herb-butters, morning meditations and a quick-stop photography course were just a few of the highlights.
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So, slow living - scary thought, right? Feels like taking a step back or like you’ll have to live in a wooden hut in the back and beyond and survive on one apple and a handful of questionable mushrooms each day (weirdly specific, I swear I haven’t actually done this). But fear not, as slow living in its simplest form is just being mindful.
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