How a piece
gets made.

I make one thing at a time, and I make all of it myself.

It starts with a conversation and a set of measurements. From those I cut a toile, which is a full version of the garment in plain cotton, made to be marked, taken apart and cut again. It is the least glamorous stage and it decides everything. How a shoulder sits. Where a seam wants to fall. How much room a body needs to move.

Only when the toile is right do I cut the cloth. Then we fit. Three times for a couture piece, and as many times as a wedding dress asks for. A garment is finished when it stops asking for anything.

Nothing is made twice. Every pattern belongs to one person and I keep it, so if you come back we start from a shape that already fits you.

Most of what I make is for women, but a pattern is drawn from a body and not from a category, so I make for men too.

There are only ever a handful of commissions in this atelier at once. That is a choice, not a limit. It means I know every piece in the room and the person it belongs to. So the first thing I ask is not about cloth. It is when you need it, and what you need it for.

From the first conversation to the finished piece takes one to six months, depending on the model, the design and the cloth.

I am in Amsterdam for now, and online meetings are welcome. Consultations and fittings are by appointment.

The five steps, in order →

By appointment only · Currently Amsterdam · Online meetings welcome