Rosie Red Corsetry & Couture, Oxford (2025)

08/04/2025

Top 10 low moments again… That feeling when you’re asked your business name over the phone, but you have a very slight lisp. Introducing: Roise Red Crosstree!

I genuinely haven’t shared this before, because I was *so* embarrassed. It happened in 2018, which means I am now happy to share about it. This happened at a LFW FF show. It wasn’t the first year I had shown, which sort of made it that bit worse.

I walked out to the wrong name, absolutely oblivious. It’s so cringe, and yet it also wasn’t my fault. Things seem so much worse in your twenties (or maybe you simply care less in your thirties?)

Apart from being so embarrassed, this was back in the day where I was doing everything and anything for that sweet sweet exposure. This was an intense full on day in London, where I had roped best friends, and Tom into helping. You’re so full of adrenaline, and then so bloomin knackered, but worth it to promote the business. However it didn’t promote my business, because it wasn’t my name.

I did say something, I did get an apology. The name was edited out of photos so I could still use them for socials. It was a bit too late. It doesn’t really matter now either, it’s quite funny in hindsight. It was probably an intern getting into a pickle, and we’ve all been there. I just didn’t think my lisp was that bad 🤣❤️

31/03/2025

Another top 10 best moments (are we liking the highs and lows so far?)

Working with has always been a total honour and a total pleasure ❤️

I was first introduced to by a boy I went to college with (). Chris was obsessed with drag race. It was quite a bit later that Tom and I started to watch it, and we both fell in love with Jinkx. The comedy, the beauty, the red head (of course)

It began with a robe, in my signature style and fabric, progressed to an editorial piece worn in the window of , and now to a very special piece commissioned this year. I’m hoping in a few months I may be able to share this with you, but for now it’s a really glorious secret. A very special gown, living in New York, and waiting for its big moment ❤️

remains to be one of the sweetest and kindest souls I have worked with. We are yet to ever meet in person, but I hope someday our paths will cross ❤️

28/03/2025

This top 10 low moment is a bit of a ride! 👎

In the summer of 2021, I was having a particularly frantic day. One of those days where everything feels in such a pressure and such a rush, that maybe you’re not as thorough and level headed as you should be.

I had a message from Facebook asking me for details because my account had breached guidelines, and they needed to stop my account from being suspended. Yes, I am reading it back now, and it sounds daft. But, like I say I was already stressed and overtired, and the message (to past me) looked legit. Once the ball dropped that I had been scammed and hacked I was in our panic mode.

I posted for help on instagram, and the loveliest person reached out and guided me through everything. She was an angel. Calm, non judgmental, and so knowledgeable. That was who later became one of my brides ❤️

The panic, and comedy, of it all was that my Facebook account went from Rosie Red Corsetry to ‘Vera Chairs’. Through the total panic of the day trying to get these b****ds thrown off of my account, I had people messaging me about their chair orders, and asking for chair prices. Honestly.

With Georgia’s help I managed to make sure my PayPal account was protected, that my Instagram was unconnected and therefore protected, and eventually we got my page back too.

However, there was a brief moment that I thought sod this, I’m deleting all of my social media, never using the internet again, moving to the countryside where I don’t need to see anyone ever again, and growing all of my own food off grid.

Thankfully, I didn’t do that, and instead I got to create Georgia’s gown for her, and to dress her for photo shoots and music videos. I still have a bit of a love hate relationship with the internet though

To summarise, trust no one 🤣❤️

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27/03/2025

Top 10 best moments: Billie Piper on a boat ❤️

There’s a younger me, a 25 year old me that I am so grateful for. She seems so much more fearless than I am now. She managed to seize some great opportunities, and this was one of them.

had always been a fave actress of mine, not necessarily for the obvious of Dr Who, but I adored Secret Diary of a Call Girl. An absolute favourite series. In person, she was truly lovely.

There’s a magic in dressing people, that I think only the two of you experience. You are forced into a vulnerability that I have found always generates some of the best and most open conversations. This was no exception.

The day itself had its gritty moments, though. I had had to carry everything to the photoshoot and to navigate public transport with all of my luggage. This was a very large suitcase, back pack, cross body hand bag, garment bag (full of the cage skirt), and sewing basket. To cross the river we had to go up a tower block. The lift wasn’t working. To this day I have no idea how I managed to get up what felt like 2900 flights of stairs (in reality I think it was 8).

On the tube on the way home, someone very kindly offered to help me with my bags up the stairs. I’ll never know if it’s because they saw how knackered I was, or of it was because my skirt had got caught on my backpack meaning that I was flashing the entirety of my bum, and that where my cross body bag was over my chest it has undone every button on my cardigan. Honestly, I was too tired to even care ❤️

It was a great opportunity, with stunning photos, and an experience I will never forget ❤️

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26/03/2025

Now for my absolute low moments of 10 years 👎

I passed my driving test at 25, quite late, but I knew that when I got my license I wanted to be the kind of driver that was confident to drive *anywhere*. The day after I passed I hopped on the motorway, and I had driven up to Northumberland, Sheffield, all over for shoots. Then London happened.

I had a false confidence, because we had been to a photoshoot weeks before in London. The outskirts of London. I was able to nip in off the motorway and bam we were there. Not for this shoot.

For a 9am start we left about 5ish. I hadn’t looked up the venue, just popped it in my satnav. Dear gods. Central London. We were lost. We were in rush hour. We drove past (as you can see) the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, etc. the drive took us 5 hours. At one point I pulled over and legitimately said to Immy if I sold my car here (a £500 Corsa) we could get a taxi home. She started pointing out landmarks and taking photos, it’s the only time I’ve told her to shut up. She forgave me.

When we got to the venue, I had to parallel park. Of course I did. We went on that shoot sweaty and adrenaline fuelled. Everyone else was from London.

For the second location we asked for directions. Now, older and wiser me would’ve said ‘please just give me a postcode’. We were told it was ‘just round the corner’. lol. WHAT CORNER?! The one near Aldi apparently. Just park under the bridge.

I parked under the bridge. It wasn’t the right bridge. I had to reverse out onto a duel carriageway while some really lovely, yet bemused, workmen held up traffic and guided me out. Aldi would only let me park for an hour, and shoots always overrun. At 59 minutes we legged it back to the car. I would not be getting a ticket.

The drive home was another 5 hours. I was begging to see motorway. Just desperate to leave London. I honestly can’t describe the desperation to you.

The lovely but weird thing was, as we were 25 minutes from home, I looked over at the car next to me waiting in traffic. It was Tom and Gordon on the way back from work. I’m sure that little waggy tail gave me the final push to get home ❤️

Its good the pictures are great 🤣❤️

25/03/2025

Sharing Top 10 moments of the past 10 years (in no order!) ❤️

This post is all about the musical star that is

I first dressed Carrie for a photoshoot back in 2019. I was on Jury duty at the time the shoot was happening, and was so desperate to be able to attend myself. I remember the conversation I had with Carrie as she looked through the garments on the hanging rail (not yet realising that I had made them). She commented on how great the photographer was at picking magical pieces. I agreed, but was able to say that actually I had designed and made all the pieces myself. Carrie was so complimentary and promised if ever she got married, I would be making her dress 👰‍♀️

Roll on a few years, and she was absolutely true to her word. Carrie kept her promise, and I created her wedding gown, which was then featured in . Her mum and her made the trip to Oxfordshire for fittings, and they were both just so gorgeous to work with ❤️

Then, this year as Carrie stars in I created a pin up cowgirl inspired look for her press night. She continues to be a joy to work with, whenever the opportunity arises. Even with her influential following, her presence on the Westend, and notoriety, not once has she ever asked for a discount. I say this because it’s sadly often a rarity

Carrie makes it into my top 10 for being consistently kind and encouraging. For being the first dress I was able to work on whilst in recovery for sepsis, and because she’s genuinely someone I’m so pleased to have met. Here is to hopefully many more 🥂 ❤️

24/03/2025

A question I was asked for my 10th business birthday recently, was ‘is your business where you had hoped it would be after 10 years?’

It gave me a bit of an existential crisis. I started to think about is my *life* where I had hoped it would be, rather than just my business. The same answer kept sweeping up from that animal part of my brain, ‘no’.

I find myself at 33 and a half years old unsure about more than ever before. With more responsibilities, more health issues, and just more of the stuff I wish there was less of. I know I’m still so young, that I’m still just a few steps into my journey.

Within my business I’ve made some deliberate decisions, I don’t push for constant growth. I choose to be an artist first, and then a businesswoman. I want my heart to remain at the forefront. I want the interactions with clients, I want the work life balance.

I think I thought I would’ve been a regular on the red carpet. I would’ve been working on films or tv alongside my bridal. But those things haven’t happened. Yet.

However, I have made it through:

A pandemic that forced weddings to stop ✔️
Sepsis and nearly losing an arm ✔️
Constant infections and illnesses ✔️
Caring for family members ✔️
An increase in all costs and studio fees ✔️
Cost of living crisis ✔️

So my honest answer would be no, I suppose. But, every time a bride collects her gown and cries because they didn’t think they could ever feel so beautiful in a body they’ve always struggled with, and every time someone messages me to say they couldn’t be happier with what I have done for them, and they didn’t know it was possible to feel this confident or comfortable, it really does feel like there is purpose ❤️

Maybe the only 10 year goal I need to set from here is just to be present ❤️

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22/03/2025

I feel I’ve been promising you a lot of different content recently, and I haven’t really delivered any of it 🤦‍♀️

Here’s what will coming:
❤️ A chatty video answering some of the questions you submitted for my 10th birthday!
❤️ My top 10 and low 10 moments since I started Rosie Red
❤️A video all about the sequin dresses
❤️A day in the life of…
❤️Maybe some fun veggie recipes thrown in there (loads of you were super keen!)

Behind the scenes I am sewing away, balancing life, and cracking on. I have a day of fittings today, and then a chance to have a big chill out.

I’ve recently been thinking about making myself some summer clothes too… ❤️

Photos of a bridal commission focusing on textures within using the colour black. These photos show the underskirt, which is one of my signature Pixie shapes ❤️

10/03/2025

Do you remember the 2 suprise sequin gowns I offered at a bargain price? Well, the first one is complete, and this is a sneak preview! ❤️

The aim is to create some gorgeous content so you can see how the whole process works…

The reality is that I’m just not a content machine. So, I will do what I can with what I have recorded, and that will have to do!

My goals this year are maybe unusual for a business. I think they should be encouraged for a human though. I’m trying to live slower. I’m focused on my health as an individual, because without that, there wouldn’t be a business.

When I hop on the apps I keep getting faced with EARN A 6 FIGURE SALARY and GROWTH and EXPAND and NO TIME TO REST. I just don’t buy it. I don’t like it. We are not machines.

So please continue to follow, for pretty dresses, and whimsical garments. I’m so grateful to all of my brides and clients that I can create for a living ❤️

18/02/2025

As I am celebrating my 10 year birthday, I want to share with you some stories looking back over the years of my business. Both the good and the bad. Spilling the ☕️

I will be offering up some of the following as little reels, but what do you want to hear? The secret brunch that absolutely took us for a ride on Valentine’s Day, the magazine that stole garments? I can tell you about when I became a chair shop for the day against my will, the time I was gaslit with macaroni cheese, and when I realised my accountant had ghosted me. I also have how UPS messed up and Madonna never received her corset, how Taystee (Danielle Brooks) never got to wear my outfit at the Emmy’s, and how someone tried to launder £15,000 through my website. I have an intern that copied a design, and one who needed rescuing at midnight. Honestly, there is so much more too…

I’ll share the fun and joy too! ❤️

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14/02/2025

On my 10th business birthday, I joined this trend by meeting my younger self for coffee ❤️

I met my younger self for coffee today. We were both there 15 minutes early.

I ordered a mocha. A decaf mocha. She had never had one before. I told her we had given up caffeine. She couldn’t believe it.

She asked, with a face full of hope and expectation, if we had made it. I asked her what that meant to her. She said, are we rich and famous now, did the business make it? I smiled, kindly.

Not in the way you think, I said. We aren’t famous, although I hope admired by some. We aren’t rich, but we pay our bills on time with the skills we have honed. We’ve slowly grown the business, and it pays us enough to have a gentle life. The business made it through a lot. Through losses, through heartbreaks, through illness. We’ve worked with special people, and comforted them through times of vulnerability. We’ve carved out a safe space for all bodies, we stuck by our morals. So yes, we made it.

Our friends, are they still all the same? No they’re not, I answer her. Some left, and some stayed. Some hurt us, and slammed the door as they left, and others stepped away more slowly until we were too late to notice. She looks shocked at this, and saddened. I’m sad about it too, I say. It’s okay to feel sad about it. Regardless of that we do have the most brilliant friends in the world, the friends that stayed. Our friends are our chosen family. We still haven’t quite learnt to put ourselves first though.

And are we still on our own? Is dating still terrible? No I said, smiling more fully. She notices the diamonds on my finger. We aren’t on our own. You’ll have a few more terrible dates and then you’ll meet him in a few months from now, and you just know it’s going to be him. You know it will always be him. With him he brings you the love of your life. A dog?! She says. A dog, I grin. You’ll meet him very soon too.

She glances up from my rings to the skin that is discoloured and misshaped. What’s that scar from? She asks. You survived, I say. You survived, and despite all odds that have been placed in your way, you keep surviving. You don’t need to think about it now, it won’t happen for a long time, and you can’t stop it anyway. Just go and live for now.

Are we okay? She asks slightly worried. We are okay, I answer. We still find hope and joy in every single day.

I looked at her and thanked her for reminding me of my ambition and optimism.

I’ll see you again soon, I said. ❤️

14/02/2025

On our wedding day to get a picture where I felt most beautiful, Tom was asked to whisper in my ear how I looked…

Tom: ‘You look like a pair of curtains’

I mean, he wasn’t wrong. I had used 1950s curtain fabric to make my wedding dress

Happy Valentines ❤️

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06/02/2025

has worn her robe for some really big life moments and it brings me so much joy and happiness to see these images ❤️

These are such strong and powerful images taken by . I would love to have some more fantasy photoshoots soon ❤️

03/02/2025

An accurate representation of me waiting for summer vs when it arrives ❤️

29/01/2025

2017 was a great year. So much joy. I can’t start to look back on my business journey without mentioning . Hers was one of the first weddings I attended to dress lovely Abi 🐚

The wedding was down in beautiful Cornwall, and Tom and I were both invited for the whole event. Some of my favourite memories came from that trip. We met wonderful (who took these photos) who would later on end up being our wedding photographer a few years down the road ❤️

We stayed in an air bnb that was someone’s converted garage for £30 a night. We got lost and ate chips in the rain in our parked car. We danced. We had to walk up a hill in the pitch black to get home, while I tried to ignore the warning signs of adders (not a snake fan over here). Life felt so much lighter. I can’t yet work out if that’s just getting older (and more responsibilities) or that maybe the pandemic really did take something from us? ❤️

Abi will always have such a special place in my heart ❤️

27/01/2025

Valentines Day will be my 10 year anniversary of Rosie Red. That is wild to me. I’ve decided on a few things I will be doing to celebrate:

❤️I’m going to share my 10 absolute high points of my career so far
❤️I’m also going to share my 10 total lowest career moments. Because let’s face it, who doesn’t love the drama
❤️I want to plan a RR get together for the summer. Maybe this will be a photoshoot opportunity day if you have always wanted to model, a meet up for my previous brides and clients, a sample sale, or a garden party. I haven’t yet decided.
❤️I’m going to hide some prizes and bargains on my RR birthday. There will be more about this at a later date…

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Shoot for: issue 55 (Mar/Apr 2024)

27/01/2025

Valentine’s Day will be my 10 year anniversary of Rosie Red. That is wild to me. I’ve decided on a few things I will be doing to celebrate:

❤️I’m going to share my 10 absolute high points of my career so far
❤️I’m also going to share my 10 total lowest career moments. Because let’s face it, who doesn’t love the drama
❤️I want to plan a RR get together for the summer. Maybe this will be a photoshoot opportunity day if you have always wanted to model, a meet up for my previous brides and clients, a sample sale, or a garden party. I haven’t yet decided.
❤️I’m going to hide some prizes and bargains on my RR birthday. There will be more about this at a later date…

Creative Direction
Stylist
Photographer
BTS Photographer
Video
Hair .hair
Make Up
Set Design & Flowers
Assistant .va
Model
Location
Shoot for: issue 55 (Mar/Apr 2024)

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