The Sewing Room: Jobs In Fashion - Vintage Dressmaker with Kiley Brokaw

In this video I interview Kiley Brokaw. Kiley is a dressmaker in San Francisco who owns Spidora, a small business that specializes in creating custom sized vintage inspired women's wear with an emphasis on early to mid 20th century fashion. Using vintage machines and techniques, creating these special one of a kind pieces is a passion for her and one she is happy to share with the world.
Kiley tells us a lot about being a custom dressmaker.
*She's found her niche in the vintage fashion world by focussing on Women's wear inspired by early 20th century Fashion.
*She's self taught, educating herself by reading ALL of the vintage sewing and dressmaking professional manuals.
*She has a few simple offers:
-Vintage Mending
-Custom Dressmaking
-Custom sized pieces that she makes regularly
*Advice for stitchers just starting out:
-Start Small
-Find out if you have a passion for sewing for other people
-Charge your worth
-It's OK to say no to projects
If you are interested in seeing more of Kiley's work visit her instagram at :
/ spidoraofsanfrancisco
or interested in working with Kiley, visit her website at:
spidoraofsanfrancisco.com/
Until next time,
xo
Jennifer

[@tinydoomslibrary]

I love this! Kiley's made me a couple of absolutely gorgeous pieces, and I'm hoping to commission another dress from her soon. I followed her on Instagram for a good two years before I ordered my first piece, and when we met for the fitting I was so starstruck, lol. Absolutely amazing person and SO talented! My Spidora pieces will remain in my wardrobe until they fall apart.