Lindsey Brown the Designer

Meet the British designer Lindsey Brown, the inspirational talent behind the Lindsey Brown luxury resort wear brand. Inspired by her own love of travel and time spent working overseas, she designs stylish resort wear for escapes to warm climates all year round. She creates dresses she wants to wear herself on hot, humid days in Miami or Barbados, short beach dresses for relaxing at a luxury villa in Marbella, and lightweight printed dresses for dining al fresco in Greece.

Attention to detail.

The process of embellishment is where Lindsey's true talent really shines, with having studied digital printing, fabric embellishment, screen printing and fashion design she understands the whole process behind the time and intricate embroidery, delicate beading, and exquisite hand tie dye details. All of these finishing touches elevate the brand to which fast fashion cannot compare. These embellishments are meticulously applied, by hand to ensure great quality. Finally, each garment undergoes a rigorous quality control process. Our team of meticulously inspects every stitch, every pattern, check every garment's size when they arrive to ensuring that each piece meets our high standards of craftsmanship and before each item is steamed and packed.

Most Recent Lindsey Brown Career Highlight

• ITV Television Feature. Lindsey’s iconic Santorini dress was worn by the winners of ITV’s I Have a Dream during the show’s finale.
• Theatre Costume Collaboration. Lindsey supplied printed cover ups for the touring stage production of I Should Be So Lucky The Musical.
• Fashion Industry Writer and Contributor. Lindsey is a guest writer for Underlines, the specialist lingerie and swimwear trade magazine.
• Signature Styles That Never Date. Lindsey created the Manhattan silk kaftan and Paloma cotton dress, signature styles still featured in the collection today. Her designs have been worn by celebrities including Kelly Brook and Denise Van Outen.

"Designing fabulous resort wear is my dream and helping ladies choose the best dress or designer cover up for their holiday is my passion. By adding my name to the brand, I wanted to convey that I design every aspect of the collection, from the initial patterns to the threads, the type of silk fabric we use and even the size of the beads, I choose it all. Our Lindsey Brown silk dresses can take six days to make from start to finish, as I prefer to hand dye fabrics, layering and blending colours. Our finishing touches such as the beaded necklines are all hand sewn. We stretch fabric onto embroidery frames, ensuring a fabulous long lasting hand sewn quality to our beautiful pieces." Author Lindsey Brown

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From a young age, Lindsey was immersed in a world of creativity, thanks to the talented and artistic members of her family who continually inspired and encouraged her to explore different artistic mediums, from ceramics built by hand and painting to weaving and printing techniques. This strong foundation in creativity and craftsmanship became the bedrock of Lindsey’s passion for textiles. At senior school, this passion flourished further. In sewing class, Lindsey quickly went beyond the standard curriculum, teaching herself how to adapt clothing patterns and create her own original designs. By the age of sixteen, her entrepreneurial spirit was already thriving. She was designing, printing and selling her own line of T shirts to local market stalls in her home of Leicestershire.

Academic Excellence

Her love of textiles and fashion led her to pursue formal training. After school, she attended the prestigious Loughborough College of Art and went on to study printed textiles and fashion design at Somerset College of Art. Determined to deepen her technical knowledge and refine her creative practice, she went on to complete a master’s degree in Design and Manufacture, graduating with the highest level of distinction.

Her design career

During a summer break at art college, Lindsey Brown worked as a swimwear designer in the beautiful Gothic city of Barcelona. Whilst working in a design studio all summer long in this hot Spanish city, her love of summer holiday styling began. She recognised a gap in the British market for stylish resort wear that could be worn from day to night in warm climates. After graduating, Lindsey Brown returned to her design roots and created a resort wear collection which included her renowned signature styles: the Manhattan silk kaftan and the bloused cotton dress with a dropped waist called Paloma. These iconic garments are still part of the Lindsey Brown collection today, as their shapes, fit and embellishments are so beautiful and timeless. Today, the brand’s luxury resort wear collection is still the perfect mix of dreamy dresses, timeless cotton beach dresses and floaty silk kaftans to wear day or night.