Woman sitting on a sunny rooftop with a striped canopy and cityscape view wearing a polkadot jacket from Violet Elizabeth

Welcome to Violet Elizabeth

Designs inspired by the world

Cut and Made in kent

Violet Elizabeth is a colourful and exciting clothing brand all designed, cut and made in Kent. We are a small, independent and mighty company consisting of a 11 strong team. We are all fiercely committed to ethical trading.

The Violet Elizabeth storefront showing traditional lion dance costume with a red mask and colourful outfit, displayed against a red background with lanterns.

Our Story

We source our materials from community projects, charities, Non Governmental Organisations and recycling centres from around the world. Our fabrics include fair-trade hand printed organic cottons from 15 countries including India, Ghana and Nigeria, hand embroidered silks from a fantastic widows group in Bangladesh, vintage cotton quilts, recycled sari and kimono silks and traditional wool, tweeds, Denim and linen from across the UK, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. In addition the paper bags we use are made from recycled newspapers by a charity that supports housing and educating street children in India’s biggest cities.

We find joy in discovering more and more artisans from around the world and the beautiful textiles they create. The majority of our items are unique due to the limited quantities of these fabulous fabrics, therefore we make one of each piece. We enjoy the challenge of constantly creating new and more delicious colour combinations.

High quality, fairtrade fabrics from every corner of the world

Techno Sunset Batik Fabric - Violet Elizabeth - Haberdashery
Child in mermaid costume with red wig sitting on a table in the Violet Elizabeth design studio
Storefront with mannequins, balloons, and 'Violet Elizabeth' sign.

All garments are designed in our workshop above the shop

All garments are designed and cut in our workshop above the shop which is often open to the public. Many pieces are made in store and some within a 30 mile radius of Canterbury by our Violet Elizabeth tailors

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