Trend setter: Harry Potter star Emma Watson in Burberry
Burberry has announced it is to launch Burberry Bespoke - a website where you can customise one of its iconic macs to make it just the way you like it.
But if you want to put your own stamp on your style, high-end fashion houses aren’t the only places to go.
There are a host of companies offering you the opportunity to design your very own wardrobe, for a fraction of the price.CLOTHES
styleshake.com
Sick of not being able to find the clothes you want in the sizes, fabrics and styles that you like? Help is at hand in the form of StyleShake.com, a brilliant website that gives you the chance to design your own dress.
You can customise one of their existing designs or start from scratch, choosing the colour, fabric, length, neckline, sleeves and trimmings.
You then choose a standard size or, for an extra £5, give them your exact measurements and get it made to measure.
Jersey dresses start at £41, 100 per cent silk frocks at £71 and you can also make skirts, from £37, tops from £41 and matching accessories including shrugs, £30, and clutch bags, £30.
Standard delivery (up to ten days) is £7 and they will even do free alterations to ensure that your outfit fits you perfectly.
KNITWEAR
granniesinc.co.uk
If your own grandmother is not much cop with a pair of needles, but you still like the idea of handmade knitwear to your specifications, then at GranniesInc.co.uk you can pay someone else’s grandma to make you a hat, scarf, snood or wrist-warmers. You decide on the colours you want it made in, pick the size and any extras — a pompom, bow or some tassels, perhaps — and then a granny gets knitting for you.
The prices start at £34 and all items are made from 100 per cent British spun merino wool.
Delivery times will vary depending on which granny you choose and how busy she is. But expect to have your item within eight days, sent by first-class post for £3.95.
COATS
KatherineHooker.com
A good coat or jacket is the definition of an investment buy and the right one will last you for years. But finding a coat off the peg isn’t easy, which is where Katherine Hooker comes in.
She’s the woman whom the likes of Kate Middleton, Sarah Brown and Jerry Hall trust for stylish outerwear.
This winter’s collection has seven coats, ranging from the fashion-forward cape coat to a classic belted coat, ten jackets and two waistcoats.
Choose from a wealth of fabrics and colours, select the lining and trims, and between four and six weeks later you’ll have your own designer coat.
Coats start at £520, jackets at £470 and waistcoats at £295. Delivery will cost you £10.
