Katsuko – Bespoke designer

Specialties

Member of the UK Guild of Master Craftsmen. Japanese dressmaker specialising in made to measure silk and lace wedding dresses, other formal wear and wedding veils. Free design consultation by appointment only. We have many pure silk fabrics and top quality lace and you can choose any materials you like.

History

Established in 2008.

Katsuko Balfour is a bespoke women’s clothing desinger, Japanese by birth and now living in London.

She graduated from the London College of Fashion (part of the University of the Arts London) in 2002 and has worked at a high-​quality women’s boutique in central London for over four years. She has been working independently since March 2008.

Meet the Business Owner

Katsuko B.

Business Owner

I’m a bespoke women’s clothing designer, Japanese by birth and now living in London.

I graduated from the London College of Fashion (part of the University of the Arts London) in 2002 and worked at a high-​quality women’s boutique in central London for over four years. I have been working independently since March 2008. I mainly make wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, and wedding veils.

Since I have been making wedding dresses, some brides have asked me how to make a wedding veil, so I decided to write this blog.

One of my grandmothers was a kimono tailor, and my other grandmother would weave kimono fabric in the garage during the winter when she was not busy doing farm work.

When I was a little child, I always played with the fabrics cuttings, making towers with thread bobbins and organising the sewing box. I started to make small dolls when I was 6 years old, going on to make simple clothes later, so I really like to use my hands and create something all the time.