Hello! Allow me introduce myself
I’m Amanda, the founder, tailor and "all the things" at Rosebud Studio. A passion project developed through 20+ years of sewing experience and 10 years of witnessing the transformative powers of alterations.
I have spent many years working within various facets of the fashion industry and studying fashion design through full time programs as well as short courses abroad. Professionally, I have worked internationally, gaining experience and refining my technical skills along the way. My unique point of view aligns perfectly within the alterations industry when working with a variety of body types and shapes. Allowing those I work with to see the potential in their own garments and feel at home in the clothing they already own.
The tailor/client relationship is very important to me, and has informed my studies within Toronto Metropolitan University’s Masters in Fashion program. Here I aim to explore empathic practices in the tailor/client relationship to nurture the ever-evolving relationship that I have with clients.
Find more on the Rosebud Studio Blog
Career Highlights
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Moving to Amsterdam on my own and working at both Iris Van Herpen's atelier as well as a rapidly growing fashion e-commerce company
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Studying Couture Tailoring techniques at the University Arts London one summer and my husband proposing at the Shangri-La
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Being published in the Fashion Studies Journal, and having my own citation