Emma Harris Sneak Preview of the First of Her AW20 Collections

March 27, 2020

Times are tough, life is hard and budgets are under strain. Yet despite that, couture lingerie designer Emma Harris is determined to continue giving her customers what they love.Like all small businesses, the luxury lingerie and loungewear designer, with her own atelier based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in the UK is facing challenges all round: from sourcing her fine fabrics, through to keeping her team of skilled hand-sewers working , but nevertheless she is ploughing away to deliver her sought after and much cherished designs to her customers, who she says now more than ever need something to look forward to. With that in mind, she shared a sneak preview of the first of her AW20 collections – the knockout Cleo range, in a gorgeous new garnet shade.As founder Claire Emma Harris says, ‘Our mission is to produce the most beautiful hand-cut and hand-sewn lingerie and loungewear offering the ultimate quality and luxury. That takes hours of painstaking work because we use the most complex artisan techniques and everything is hand created… but we think the end result is worth it!”

“Cleo was a best-seller last season, so we decided to add a fabulous new colour for AW20 because our customers are telling us they will want to treat themselves to something when this huge challenge that we currently all face is over.”Cleo features French Leavers lace appliquéd onto sumptuous silk satin and carefully hand trimmed back to reveal flashes of skin. The collection includes a divine lace cup balcony bra, a choice of gorgeous matching thong or brief and all the key loungewear garments that the luxury lingerie aficionado needs when stuck at home: a dramatic kimono; an eye catching camisole top and slip both boasting a creatively designed strap with a difference, and a full length pyjama trouser – all in the most gorgeous garnet shade.

Watch this space for more sneak previews of what we have to look forward to. Stay Safe.

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Emma Harris is a luxury lingerie atelier producing hand-made artisan lingerie and loungewear, made in Great Britain, cherished the world over. After years of producing high quality and high-end lingerie and loungewear for well known, global designer brands, Emma Harris is now launching her eponymous label on the world stage – and so far, to much acclaim…

Based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, an area which once flourished in lace and lingerie manufacture, the Emma Harris Atelier is located over 2 floors, with higher volume products manufactured in our main production room. The entire production from design concept, through to manufactured garment is produced solely in house.

Our mission is to bring you the most beautiful hand-cut and hand-sewn lingerie and loungewear offering the ultimate quality and luxury thanks to hours of painstaking work using the most complex artisan techniques – hand created just for you.

Our methods preserve the art of hand sewing – all garments are hand produced from start to finish by a talented in-house team, in the historic heart of the British textile industry & under the watchful eye of Emma Harris to ensure rigorous quality control.

Each piece demands hours of painstaking work – from 2 hours for a hand-cut item from our Signature range to 62 hours for a hand sewn standout piece from our most exclusive couture collection, In Finer Detail.

Unrivalled techniques – Higher spec production machines, precision pairing of laces, multiple tensions in even the simplest garments for precision fit and long lasting wearability, absolute attention to detail.

Constantly raising the bar, in a sustainable way – a constant focus on improving techniques while always minimising waste.

We use luxury fabrics sourced with consideration to washing and wear and offer an extensive size range. As an atelier, we are in control of design; pattern cutting, manufacture and quality assurance – all overseen by our founder, Claire Emma Harris.

Our flexibility allows product variation, exclusive colourways, and small pilot runs. Our ability to react quickly offers short lead times and fast top up order replenishment.

We have a small highly functioning team who care about the products they produce and are highly skilled from design through to manufacture. In – house training and production monitoring ensures consistent high quality goods.

Our founder, Claire Emma Harris, is a naturally skilled technical designer; a perfectionist who pushes boundaries with pattern cutting and sewing skills. Claire has the rare ability to perform all tasks within a design and manufacturing environment to an extremely high standard and provides in house training, production monitoring and professional guidance.