Luxury Doesn't Have To Be Plain.

My customers support British slow-fashion and invest in their personality by purchasing handcrafted, made-to-order, luxury pieces for the longer term. Like me, you might well be a relatively 'plain dresser' but like to add colour through your bags and accessories - and in a world dominated by plain bags, mine offer a fun, colourful alternative. All of my bags and accessories are made-to-order in London and typically delivered to your door within 5-7 days.

Up Close and Personal: Autumn 2024 Events

The best way to experience my products is to see and feel them up-close. The remaining events for 2024 are Whitby Goth Weekend 01-03 November and Living North's Christmas Fair at York racecourse 13-17 November. There will be small selection of 'Bloodlust' and 'Boilerplate' samples on display during Whitby Goth Weekend at the Bizarre Bazaar Alternative Market at Whitby Leisure Centre and a full range of samples for sale and order at Stand 164A Knavemire Suite at York racecourse. I will be at Living North's Christmas Fair so please drop by and say hello!

Halloween! 'Bloodlust' & 'Boilerplate'

York Autumn Fashion Week: Rocking 'Bloodlust' and 'Boilerplate'

'Bloodlust'

Inspired by my close proximity to Whitby in North Yorkshire where Bram Stoker conceived the story of 'Dracula' and which hosts well-known annual Goth festivals! The design features a mix of black and red elements overlain with a white abstract pattern created from a negative image of tree leaves and branches. 

'Boilerplate'

Another Whitby-inspired design but this time derived from its annual hosting of 'Steampunk' events! Gleaming brass, copper pipes, handwheels dials and rivets provide the basis for this particular fun design. I've paired the plain printed sides of several bags in a choice of chocolate and cream options.

'Graphite' / 'Soul Tree' / 'Carnaby'

'Graphite'

'Graphite' originally launched as guy-biased collection but has now been extended to include best-sellers popular with the girls. Created from an image of the bull rushes in my garden, my treatment of the pattern has generated a number of interesting motifs and emblems that is maybe slightly Aztec?

'Soul Tree'

A stunning abstract in striking red with cascades and splashes of yellow, green and blue leaves and branches, this design is created from an image of a copse of trees that I captured during a visit to Corfu. The four panel bag styles offer the opportunity to pair with contrasting solid colour sides and which work well with charcoal and cream. 

'Carnaby'

'Carnaby' is actually created from an image of a prickly pear plant! As soon as I applied the colours it instantly reminded me of 1960s London and its psychedelic fashion. It's made for a fab design and pairs beautifully with a variety of retro colour options for the plain printed elements including rose, blackcurrant and tangerine. 

The Story So Far...

My Unique Print Designs

I've always loved taking photographs and in 202l I found myself sharing images of my garden, the North York Moors and Yorkshire coast as they seemed to help people mentally escape the mind-numbing effects of COVID lockdown.

Later, I began to wonder how I might use some of the same images in a different context and which might allow their everyday use as an occasional mood booster. As soon as I started applying garden and nature images to bags and accessories it suddenly all came together and, after experimenting with a few digital tweaks, I created an approach to producing the unique print designs that are now one of my particular hallmarks.

Slow Fashion

The oak tree in the field behind my house is more than just the inspiration for my logo. It also exemplifies and symbolises the concept of 'slow fashion' - the antithesis to 'fast fashion' where style is timeless, less is more and quality and longevity are primary characteristics. 

Aiming to be 'slow fashion' is a key TVFMR objective and one which has a number of positive benefits in relation to the fashion sector's impact on the planet and wardrobe attitude.

My designs don't change with annual fashion trends. I launch new collections whenever I have another new design and will only ever ultimately retire a bag style or design that fails to interest my customers. 

Make It Yours

Made-to-order goes hand-in-hand with 'Slow Fashion'. You may have to be patient and wait a few days before your bag arrives but you'll know that when it does, it's been made just for you, will utterly gorgeous, will last for ages and has been hand- crafted in London using traditional methods.

Made-to-order also allows me to offer a bigger range of options for certain designs - 'Carnaby' for example, with its '60s psychedelic London vibe, lends itself especially well to creating different colour combinations.

Please feel free to suggest things your might like to see incorporated into my designs. Some aspects are governed by manufacturing limitations but I'll always do my best!

Cancellations & Refunds

Made-to-order lies outside the scope of returns and refunds and whilst I am able to refund off-the-shelf pre-made stock items, any made-to-order items can only be refunded if items have been damaged or lost in transit or in very rare cases of quality and production faults and where these are agreed in conjunction with our suppliers. 'Change of mind' refunds do not apply.

If an item has been damaged in transit or there is an obvious quality issue, please contact me immediately with relevant photos of the packaging and products. I will then review and forward to the supplier who will then arrange for return and replacement or provide reasons for decline.

Following payment, there is a 24 hour cancellation window during which time you must email admin@tvfmr.com stating your wish to cancel otherwise your order will proceed to production.

For more information please see lease see the Refund Policy.