This gorgeous, and completely unique, range of vintage dresses for little girls (aged 0-5), comes from Brighton-based illustrator and graphic designer Carol Seatory, under the label Atelier
Bricolage.
Bricolage.
Carol had a crate full of vintage fabrics, each piece too small to make something for herself but, when she realised that some of the pieces were big enough to make a child's dress, she began making dresses for her own daughter. These dresses proved to be very versatile: they can
be worn alone on warm days or over vests or tops on cooler days.
As the fabric is in limited supply, each dress is different and the fabric and trimmings have a history. The fabric is either deadstock (vintage but unused) or recycled from another garment. Most fabrics are cotton, cotton-linen mix or mixed fibres, there are no pure synthetics. All buttons and trimmings are carefully chosen and are genuine vintage. If the fabric is deadstock it will be crisp and unwashed (but clean!); if it is recycled it will be throughly cleaned (using environmentally-friendly, non-biological detergent) and pressed before the garment is made. Each dress is carefully hand-made in a smoke-free environment.
A limited-edition range for babies of 3–12 months is available here at Mamissima. Click here to see our current collection. or pop in to our Brighton store 82 North Road Brighton BN1 1YD
