CUSTOM JOB: CHANGE OF A DRESS

CUSTOM SUSANNA DRESS FOR JESSIE IN BLUE BATIK THAI COTTON WITH POLKA DOT SHOULDER CINCHES. 

WHY WE LOVE CUSTOM:

BECAUSE WHETHER ITS LUGGAGE,

A COUTURE GOWN,

OR EGGS AT BREAKFASTIME,

REAL LUXURY IS HAVING SOMETHING MADE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.

ISLAND LIVING: QUESTIONS FOR SUSANNA

SHE WAS THE FIRST ALIX OF BOHEMIA BRIDE AND IS CURRENTLY ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE ACTRESSES. WHEN SHE ISN'T ON SET OR TRAVELING, YOU CAN FIND SUSANNA IN HER SOHO KITCHEN, COOKING UP AN ITALIAN-VEGETARIAN FEAST (SHE MAKES A SERIOUSLY GOOD RISOTTO). WE'RE CURRENTLY EXCHANGING LETTERS, GOOD WISHES AND CLOTHES VIA POST. HERE, THE ITALIAN BEAUTY, 34, SHARES WITH US HER HOLIDAY SNAPS AND A FEW OF HER FAVOURITE THINGS:

CURRENT LOCATION: London.

CURRENT STATE OF MIND: Busy thinking of too many things at the same time.

BREAKFAST: Toasted spelt bread with one avocado and cherry tomatoes.

HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Treasure Beach, Jamaica.

FLOWERS: Cherry, almond and peach blossoms. 

CLOSET STAPLE: ALIX of BOHEMIA white swiss dot Camelia Blouse.

HERO OF FICTION: Arturo Bandini

PARTNER IN CRIME: Scott, my husband.

STYLE ICON: I don't have one.

FAVOURITE BOOK: La Coscienza di Zeno, Italo Svevo.

EARLY CHILDHOOLD MEMORY: Climbing the tall trees in my garden, pulling my mum's skirt whilst she was cooking, the sweet afternoon summer light coming through the shades when I was forced to nap in the afternoons.

MUSIC: Motown, Country, Folk, Pizzica, Indie Rock, Reggae.

COCKTAIL: Gin and tonic.

WHO YOU WERE IN A PREVIOUS LIFE: A debauched lady. Maybe. Or maybe I was an early feminist activist. Who knows? Did we have a life before this one?

PERSONAL MOTTO: Where the mind goes, the energy flows. 

 THE CUSTOM 'JAMAICA' SHIRT MADE ESPECIALLY FOR SUSANNA'S TRIP. 100% COTTON PRINTED BLOUSE WITH DAISY TRIM.

BOHEMIANS: DESTINATION PUGLIA, ITALY.

WEDDING DRESS, ITALIAN STYLE:

SHE WAS THE BEST KIND OF BRIDE: UNFUSSY, UNPRISSY, DELIGHTFULLY NATURAL AND UNDONE: SO SUSANNA. THE PERFECT HOSTESS AND A  LITTLE HIPPIE WHO DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY IN SILVER K JACQUES AND A FLOWER HEADDRESS TO CELEBRATE HER MARRIAGE.

WE MADE HER TWO DRESSES ONE WEEK BEFORE HER WEDDING- WE COULDN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE WE LIKED BETTER. THE GRECIAN SWISS DOT CONFECTION WON, PAIRED WITH A LITTLE LA PERLA SLIP (FOR MODESTY) AND AN ARMFUL OF COLORED BRACELETS. NOT A CORSET, NOR MERINGUE, NOR BIT OF TULLE IN SIGHT.

SUSANNA'S WEDDING DRESS: 100% COTTON SWISS DOT GRECIAN DRESS, WITH CINCHED SHOULDERS AND LACE TRIM. AS ALWAYS, HAND FINISHED THROUGHOUT, AND MACHINE WASHABLE.

BOHEMIANS: MARKETING

SUSI WEARS ALIX OF BOHEMIA 'SLOAN' DRESS IN CABANA STRIPE WITH SEERSUCKER PIPING. PAIRED WITH A OF B BUNNY BELT, HAND-PIECED AND FINISHED WITH WOVEN RIBBONS.

SWEETEST SUSANNA (OUR LITTLE ITALIAN ACTRESS AND VEGETARIAN CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE) MODELS HER FAVOURITE FARMER'S MARKET ATTIRE FOR LONDON SUNDAYS. WE FIND IT A RATHER SPLENDID ALTERNATIVE TO CLOGS AND DUNGAREES (THOUGH THERE IS CERTAINLY A PLACE FOR BOTH ITEMS IN OUR WARDROBES AND OUR HEARTS).

SLOAN DRESS IN CABANA STRIPE AND BUNNY BELT, BOTH BY ALIX OF BOHEMIA.