It has been an incredible journey lasting nearly a year and a half; one that began with a barter. My partner, a Journeyman Electrician would upgrade the electrical in our longtime friends' home in exchange for sewing.
To translate what you see in your head to what you hold in your hand is an enormous challenge for both the dreamer and the producer. There was no pattern, no measurements, no instructions - Carrie and I made it up as we went along. Our common goal - to create JoeysCoat.
Serendipitously, my amazing friend Candy, an esthetist on the Island encouraged me to show the coats to her friend Dana Lazare. Dana lives just up the road from my home and Joey and I walked past her property nearly every day.
Dana is quite modest; the truth is she has been masterfully sewing for over forty years. Among her many clients is the Designer Elsie Katz for whom she sewed exclusively wedding gowns. As fate would have it, the coats would come to Dana for the finer touches that make them a true work of art.
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| Dana fitting "Sass" in a French grain sack coat in her studio. |
Dana has embraced JoeysCoat...and I am grateful.
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