About us

Meet our team leaders! Clem and Teresa D’Souza have been involved in the UK fashion industry for over 30 years – Teresa has been a designer for some of the most influential brands in the UK (as well as her own brands) and Canada (Joe Fresh & Canada Goose). We love fashion, it’s in our DNA. Our UK design studios are all good friends and colleagues that we’ve worked with for many years – we know intimately how they work and the value they place on every garment they cut and sew – and we give them the utmost respect – samples are enormously expensive to develop (involving huge resources and teams – see below) and it’s a only small percentage of styles that actually get selected by the buyers and make it to the store. The journey of a successful style involves re-fits, re-fabrications, press samples, counter-samples, pre-production samples and size set samples – a huge amount of samples – all of which we purchase and lovingly re-home. Nothing is wasted.

23 responses to “About us”

  1. Where are you currently located?

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    1. Hi Nanette,
      we’re just about to finalize a store for November/December- will let you know as soon as confirmed!

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    2. Hi there are you still selling masks?

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      1. Yes Sunny we are! Since our store in the Beaches is now open you can choose your pattern/colour from our stock!
        Best, Teresa

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  2. Hi there. I live in the beaches and I am really hoping you will keep your store going when this crisis is over. I really appreciate the responsible approach you have taken in closing the store – these are hard times for small businesses in our community. . Good luck! See you soon I hope.

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    1. Hi Myra, I want to thank you for your very kind message – we will definitely be back very soon. We want to keep the Beaches community healthy, everyone has been so welcoming, it’s like our second home!
      Please stay in touch – Can’t wait till this is all over and we’re open again!!
      Stay safe,
      Teresa & Clem x

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  3. Hi Myra, I am in Oshawa also making masks and was about to drop them off the completed masks at Micheal Garron hospital. I have left over fabric and masks that are partially made with the exception of the elastics as I have run out of elastic. I can deliver masks that are partially completed and donate the remaining fabric I have to you OR I can continue making the masks and leave the elastics for you to sew on. I can stop by and drop off if you would like to make arrangements. Let me know what you think!

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    1. Hi Cathy, we can finish them if you are able to drop them off to us at our Beaches store 2207 Queen Street East – we’re there almost every day fro 12:30pm to 6pm – just email me when you think you’ll be there ….. ukdesignersale@gmail .com

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    2. Hi Cathy, can you send me a picture of what they look like so I can see what needs to be done?
      ukdesignersale@gmail.com
      Thanks, Teresa

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    Caroline underhill

    Would like to buy a mask today at the queen street location in the beaches Toronto?

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    1. Hi Caroline- yes – we have medium Ladies & large Men’s $12.50 each or 2 for $25. I can have it ready for collection on Tuesday – please pay by interact e transfer to ukdesignersale@gmail.com
      Teresa

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  5. Hi there, your masks were highly re immersed to me. I live in Halifax NS, do you ship?

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    1. Yes we do!
      We have size Medium ( generally for women) and large, they come in a variety of solids and prints, $12.50 each

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  6. You guys have products in your store front in the beach. Where can we buy them as it seems you’re always closed?

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    1. Hi Wanda, we’re open weekdays from 12pm till 6pm, Saturday’s 11am till 5pm and Sundays 12pm till 4pm – hopefully you can pop in sometime soon!

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  7. Hello, I was wondering if you carry any plus size selection? Thank you!

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    1. Yes we do! We have sizes 10 to 18 (Canadian)

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  8. Hello

    There is a pink dress (beaches location) on a rack near the window with no sleeves
    Short and a twist back
    What size is the dress and the cost?

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    1. Let me see and I’ll get back to you!

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    2. It’s size 6 and $70
      Bright pink satin!

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      1. My partners stepmom Nancy is going to pick it up
        she lives down the street
        is it the last one? or do you have other sizes? I am between a 6-8 currently
        thank you! if it is too small could I exchange it for something else once purchased?

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      2. Yes it’s our only one – we are happy to exchange or give a store credit if you are not happy – I’ll get Gwynn to put it on hold for you!

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      3. thank you so very much 🙂

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About us

We work with small design studios throughout the UK, buying their beautifully handmade prototype design samples and pre production pieces – one of a kind fashions – hand crafted and sustainable.