"Inside, Givenchy's London studio, the sewing machines lined up on a table on the first-floor landing are the only signifier of what lies within. Sarah Burton's temporary workplace - her Givenchy is moving to larger premises in King's Cross later this year - is equally grand: floor-to-ceiling windows, solid oak floors, stucco ornamentation complete with the requisite curlicues of the 18th-century style, and leaded windows."
"Elsewhere, small, interconnecting rooms filled to the brim with rolls of fabrics, rails of finished clothing, work in progress on dress stands and cutting tables manned (or principally womaned) by sewers, pattern cutters, embroiderers - technicians - are crowded hives of industry in line with the culture of the Paris haute couture ateliers."
"Despite intense speculation, Burton, who now works between this studio and the Givenchy headquarters in the French capital, has yet to show an haute couture collection, but the level of attention to detail, the pride in hand-workmanship and emotional weight that carries, the focus"
Sarah Burton has begun her tenure as creative director at Givenchy after spending 27 years at Alexander McQueen. She operates from Givenchy's London studio on Harley Street, a Georgian building featuring traditional atelier spaces filled with fabrics, sewing machines, and skilled craftspeople including embroiderers and pattern cutters. The studio reflects haute couture traditions with interconnected rooms dedicated to various stages of garment production. Burton works between the London studio and Givenchy's Paris headquarters, maintaining the house's commitment to hand-workmanship and meticulous attention to detail. The London operations will relocate to larger premises in King's Cross later in the year.
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