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About our brands: Seamstress of Bloomsbury

About our brands: Seamstress of Bloomsbury

Posted by Retro Star London on 23rd Aug 2022

Seamstress of Bloomsbury is an English heritage womenswear brand focused on 1930s and 40s fashion. They are known for their 1940s dresses and blouses made from crepe de chine fabric in a variety of prints and colours.

The brand owes its name to the story of Lilian Wells, who worked as an apprentice seamstress at a Bloomsbury dressmaker in 1939 in London. As she worked there, she gained a reputation for her talent and skill as a seamstress, making clothes for aristocracy and royalty from around the world. It is due to this reputation that she became known as the 'Seamstress of Bloomsbury', and the brand honours her memory by reviving her 1940s patterns and designs.

You can shop our Seamstress of Bloomsbury collection here.