Dorothy & Mr.Lee is named after my grandparents (Dorothy and Ronald Lee).
The clothing brand is shaped around the 'mend and make do mentality' enforced on my grandparent's generation by the War. Now we need to embrace this mind set, not because of a shortage of goods but because the damage our consumerist lifestyles and the effects of fast fashion on our environment.
Their is such an amazing array of vintage textiles available. I love just walk into a thrift store and scouring through the piles of linen and hand embroidered laces, each garment I make is inspired by the fabrics that I find
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