With a career spanning more than 30 years, Dorcas Hammond is a well-known name in Gibraltar. Her dressmaking workshop has created gowns for many brides and beauty queens ahead of their big events - none more so than when Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss World in 2009. Dorcas has held fashion shows in London, Marbella, Madrid and Portugal, and has won several designers competitions, including the Agulha de Ouro (Golden Needle) in Portugal back in 2004. However, Dorcas not only creates beautiful clothes, she also teaches students to create their own in her fashion academy. This week we hear how she began sewing as a young child and how she turned her passion into her profession (Dorcas also shares a trick of the trade which involves coffee!).
https://dorcasfashiondesigns.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DorcasFashionAcademy
Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds
Dorcas Hammond
Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino wearing the Gibraltar National Costume, designed by Dorcas Hammond. (Photo credit: Figgy Photography)