A corner of the studio: an open notebook, tape measure and cup of tea on a wooden table in afternoon light
    JOURNAL · NOTES FROM THE STUDIO

    Journal

    Things said in the fitting room, a piece found at the back of a wardrobe, the moment of hesitation during a repair. These are not case reports; they are the slower stories between a garment and its owner.

    On the studio worktable, a short length of side seam on a dark jacket has been carefully opened, with a seam ripper and handwritten notes beside it
    Studio Notes

    Read the Garment Before You Talk About the Price

    Most first messages are a photograph and the words “roughly how much”. I understand. But let me explain why the answer is rarely in the photograph.

    Cecilia Yau · 30/10/2026 · 5 min

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    At the back of a wardrobe, an old garment in a cloth cover hangs beside everyday clothes, morning light falling from the side
    Garments & People

    The One at the Back of the Wardrobe

    It usually hangs right at the back, in a cloth cover. You know it is there. You simply do not open it.

    Cecilia Yau · 30/10/2026 · 5 min

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    In a fitting room, a woman in a pinned, half-finished dress takes a few steps forward while the seamstress crouches to watch the hem
    The Fitting Room

    In the Fitting Room, I Will Ask You to Walk

    The person in front of the mirror usually sees first what she dislikes about herself. I am looking at something else.

    Cecilia Yau · 30/10/2026 · 4 min

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    301 ENCYCLOPAEDIA

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    The reasoning behind alteration, repair and care is set out in the 301 Encyclopaedia.

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