Biography
Alison’s passion for designing and making bespoke outfits led to her employment at Buckingham Palace in 2004. A year later her skills and dedication assured her place as Dressmaker to the Queen. Alison left the Royal Household at the end of 2008 to pursue her long-time dream of running her own business.
During her tenure as Her Majesty’s dressmaker, Alison was responsible for the production of a range of outfits for the Monarch. This involved everything from design conception to final production, and all within budget. This work ranged from sourcing fabrics and trimmings; working from sketch form to the construction of patterns; cutting out, tacking to the first stage fitting; fitting the garments; adjustments to the garments; machining and hand finishing.
In this important role Alison led a dedicated team of three whom she trained in couture dressmaking. All the clothes were made to haute couture standard, using traditional skills and finishing.
Many of the outfits were worn for very special Royal engagements including birthday celebrations, anniversaries, church and cathedral services, premiers, world summits, and a raft of public appearances around the globe.