The theme of this coat is that of the Solitary Wanderer seeking to find herself in the quiet woodlands or the noisy city. A kind of existential freedom, to be alone, to determine the meaning of one's own life.

The sketches below show our obsession with color and texture.  Each piece is designed with at least two heritage military fabrics or tweeds with textures and values that play off of each other, creating a look of beauty, from iridescent solaro cloth, to covert wool, cashmere, and Harris Tweeds.

There is no doubt that we make the finest and most unique custom women's overcoats that can be found anywhere, and each year we make coats for clients all around the world. When we get an email from a client about having a coat made, the first step is to trade a couple emails to discuss the style, the weather where you live, and the durability and hand of various materials that we can mail to you to feel in person.

I adore Victorian fashions and have been collecting 19th Century editions of Harper’s and other fashion magazines for years. Now, with the Steampunk look in vogue, lots of our customers are looking for something with a hint of the Victorian. The real challenge of incorporating victoriana into modern day dress is that it can easily […]

We can make pretty much any style of cape or cloak that you would like in just about any color of wool fabric. The pictures show an awesome capelet that we made last winter for a customer with an over-sized hood. The fabric is a red basket weave wool and it is lined in a […]

Deerskin is expensive! But when you can afford it, it is an amazing luxury. We always use the best materials for our jackets, whether we are making a jacket from faux-leather, lambskin, or cow hide. For genuine leather, we always use full grain, grade-A skins to make jackets that are durable, remarkably textured, and dyed […]