Factory

What a fascinating day...
Today I was invited to go and sort out the current collection's fabric and old collections at the factory in which the garments and previous patterns are made.
Unfortunately, I did not get to see any machinist's or pattern cutters working, due to the factory being closed for a month after the recent London fashion week. Fingers crossed, I will get to go back and see everyone in action.

Walking in I was amazed, there were walls with hundreds of altered pattern blocks along and rails dotted around the factory, which are separated into each designers collections. Just like the picture above.

I fell in love with the amount of fabric Lalage had there, the ones pictured on the tables were not even half of it. I have never seen so many beautiful, yet unusual fabric before. A lot of these unsurprisingly were raw silk and tweed. The raw silk is nothing like I have ever felt before, so soft, yet full of texture.
I had to estimate the quantities on each role, and some physically measured in meters. Thus meaning they were unrolled so I could see the textures and patterns, leading me to ask plenty of questions. From this visit, I discovered Lalage gets the raw silk died to the colour scheme of her collections, designs all of her own embroidered work, and intricate patterns. So these mean no other designer will have the same as her.