After achieving a BA Hons in Costume Design and Making from Nottingham Trent University, Alice undertook work experience at Mille Fleurs which inspired her appreciation for millinery. She conveys a strong sense of storytelling within her work and takes inspiration from traditional practices, often incorporating historical references, but with innovative perspective. After two years working part-time at Mille Fleurs, she will now embark on an in-depth apprenticeship with Gill Stratton, with the aim of becoming a skilled and assured couture milliner.
A 2023 QEST Apprenticeship will support Alice during her training, building upon the current traditional silk flower making and fundamental construction skills she has already developed at Mille Fleurs and covering areas including blocking with fine straws and felts, creating freeform shapes, dyeing and bespoke colour matching, silk trimmings and feathers, as well as business and customer interaction skills. Alice’s long-term career plans are to continue her freelance work as a costumier and seamstress, whilst maturing as a couture milliner and designer in her own right, building on her repertoire of creative skills and industry experience.
