Viva Brighton Issue #61 March 2018

BITS AND BOBS
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MAGAZINE OF THE MONTH: THE MAKER’S ATELIER
We’re reviewing The Maker’s
Atelier this month. Frankly,
there was nothing else we could
do when we were told that the
theme was ‘fabric and fashion’.
But, full disclosure coming
up. We have connections; this
review is not neutral.
First, Roxy, who looks after
our shop during the week,
and organizes our events,
newsletters and lots more, is
one of the models. She looks
amazing (even though she says
something different) and so do the clothes that
she’s modelling.
Next, Bee, who used to work with us while she was
a photography student in Brighton (and got a First
for her amazing project and portraits), has taken
some of the photographs.
Finally, Frances Tobin, whose magazine it is, has
been a great supporter of ours since we opened
and gave one of our best talks ever about the development
of patterns for making clothes. Who’d
have thought? Not me, for one, but I loved it.
Frances is well known in Brighton (and lots of other
places) for the wonderfully stylish
patterns she designs; she sells
them through her website. Then,
one day, she came in and said she
was going to start a magazine.
And here it is. By the time you
read this, we’ll have had one of
the launch evenings in our shop
and, hopefully, we’ll have sold lots
of copies. (Don’t worry, we’ll still
have lots in the store.)
The Maker’s Atelier is a new
kind of fashion magazine. It’s
beautifully made, of course,
but so much more. There’s a pattern included for
making a great boxy t-shirt or three in time for
summer, with the clearest advice on how to do it;
some really good photography (did we mention
Bee?); a complete absence of dead-eyed models
and a lovely piece about the bespoke shoemaker
James Ducker.
The tag line of The Maker’s Atelier is ‘Sewing with
Style.’ It’s going to appear twice a year. If you love
fashion, making your own clothes and things that
look just beautiful, you are going to love it.
Martin Skelton, MagazineBrighton
TOILET GRAFFITO #38
Our toilet graffiti correspondent is back in the
bathroom this month and catching the eye of
an admiring audience.
We love all your tings too.
But where is this mutual appreciation society?
Last month’s answer: New England Street
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