Who am I?

I take exceptional pride in every stitch that goes in to my corsets and
clothing. I have put decades of research in to the patterns and
construction. Every piece of fabric that I will work with has been
specifically selected and all of the materials that go in to the
construction are of the highest possible standard.

As a child I was taught to sew by my grandmothers, one born in the
Victorian the other in the Edwardian era. I made my first dress when I
was four years old. It was truly awful, I made it out of a horrific
pair of old curtains and sewed up an armhole but the seed was sewn.

I specialized in corsetry over ten years ago; my work has been
displayed in numerous catwalk shows and fashion events. My work outside
corsetry has also been used in theatre, various television
documentaries revolving around historical clothing from a wide range of
eras and I regularly make historically accurate costumes for a stunt
team who perform for various organizations including national heritage.

Working from my design studio, I wanted a label away from the pressure
where I could let my own creativity flow and create new pieces inspired
by decades of work and research but not constrained by it, I have a
passion for making historical clothing wearable today, So a life time
obsession with sewing and a passion for corsetry lead to the creation
of ‘Bound By Obsession’.

Over the years I have developed many hundreds of patterns ranging from
the historically accurate and the historically inspired, to my own
unique designs. My corsets are all steel boned and constructed
depending on the historical inspiration; the majority made using three
to four layers of high quality fabric sourced from all over the world.

I understand the problems that can crop up with custom made
clothing over the internet but my worst fear is an unhappy
customer, so much of my soul goes in to the work that I do it would be
a huge personal failure if a customer wasn't completely happy, I know I'm
over sensitive about it but the tiniest detail will bother me and keep
me awake at night. The more details, information, comments, anything at
all that is in your mind will help make sure that I get your garment absolutely
perfect, I really don't mind how many messages, the more the better.
After all, if you are paying for something that you want, you should
get what you want. I know that some people feel awkward or rude in some
way but personally aside, my lively hood depends on me doing a good job
and getting good feedback.