Named after Cassius Yves & Arabella Honey

I’m Josie, I’m 33 and I live in West Sussex with my husband and two children (spoiler alert: they are Cassius and Arabella). I have a decade behind me of working in product development and production in luxury fashion, and prior to that had a career in theatre costume and a degree in Costume Design. 

My sense of style has always been my comfort blanket. However, the juggernaut that is motherhood hit me like a tonne of bricks. Amongst the rubble was a lot of identity crisis, particularly around my body and sense of style. For the first time in my life, I really had to consider what I needed to wear rather than what I wanted to wear: my dress sense was dictated by the practicalities of motherhood and constantly fluctuating body measurements.

I began to realise that there was a space that needed filling… and Cassius Honey was born (a lot less tiring on the body this time… hasn’t made me physically sick yet which is nice). It’s not clothing for mums, and this is not a mum’s club (although obviously very welcome and we love having you here)… but I designed and made this collection whilst still very much in the depths of a postpartum haze... and I don’t think mums should have a separate uniform. SO, I have kept the needs of the ever changing body that motherhood requires, and the practicality of the clothing needed, very much in mind.

Sustainability is important, we are destroying this planet and we are gonna leave our kids on a burning rock which they can’t fix. SO this is

… s l o w f a s h i o n …

my designs transcend the endless cycle of fast fashion trends, and all pieces are handmade-to-order using traditional techniques which means they’re built to last. I have designed my own fabrics, and they are all GOTS certified, made ethically and are sustainable AF, all pieces are handmade-to-order by me in my studio in West Sussex, and all scraps of cloth are kept and repurposed into other pieces. 

 Over the next few months I’ll also be releasing a range of childrenswear and homeware… so watch this space! x