Comments on: Joy Harris, Dressmaker https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 20 May 2012 16:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Shameme Adams https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-48688 Sun, 20 May 2012 16:15:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-48688 WOW!, fascinating story and what an adorable picture of her as a little girl!! 🙂 (cute dress too)!. I have a dream to have 2 certain dresses made and would like to get intouch with her but don’t know where. Any info please contact shameme.adams@gmail.com.

Thanks!

]]> By: Jade Halbert https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-45296 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:14:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-45296 Glorious post! I’m researching the court dressmakers of the early twentieth century just now and it’s fascinating to hear real histories about the decline of commercial dressmaking in Britain. I think its decline is something to be deeply regretted.

]]> By: Mo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-15838 Sat, 14 May 2011 12:47:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-15838 A lovely tale

]]> By: Helen Smith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-15797 Sat, 14 May 2011 07:51:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-15797 Another lovely story – thanks, and thanks to Joy for telling it and supplying the old photos.

]]> By: Carol Alayne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-15792 Sat, 14 May 2011 07:05:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-15792 Welcome back, Joy, and thank you for the delightful story you tell. The tradition with the thimble carries on in Commercial Street, Spitalfields. Behind the wall of natural light through the upper windows, we use traditional tailoring and dressmaking techniques to produce modern garments that fit, flatter and last! I echo your sentiments – I can’t remember a time since my first memory in Detroit, USA that I didn’t sew.
Carol

]]> By: jeannette https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/05/14/joy-harris-dressmaker/#comment-15776 Sat, 14 May 2011 01:19:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=32498#comment-15776 i read this book with the greatest pleasure when i was a little girl.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/HarrisP.jpg
i wonder if joy ever did get to go to paris?

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