In The Press
HELLO | FASHION | COTTAGE INDUSTRY CREATIVES
"Harriet, who studied fashion design and development at the London College of Fashion describes her designs as, 'Wearable, modern and easy silhouettes with a feminine twist that are elevated with colour and detail'."
ROLLACOASTER | SAYWOOD STUDIO EMBRACE THE POWER OF SLOW-FASHION WITH THEIR SPELL BINDING SHIRTING COLLECTION READY FOR AW2022
Embracing festive spirit tenfold, the brand blends its eco-conscious mindset with its passion for giving and dressing to create a new line of shirts — simultaneously threading its ethical stitches into the world of menswear. Creating a capsule of staple, affordable and environmentally friendly shirts, Saywood deliver one simple statement: that true fashion is anything but throwaway.
LATEST PRESS FEATURES
F.Y! FUCKING YOUNG! | SAYWOOD STUDIO FW22: RECONNECTING THE PEOPLE AND PROCESSES BEHIND WHAT WE WEAR!
These made-to-last shirts are built on the foundations of the first Saywood Studio collection and are the ultimate wardrobe staples.
BOUTIQUE MAGAZINE | FASHION FIX
The brainchild of London College of Fashion Alumni Harriet Saywood-Bellisario, Saywood creates elevated wardrobe essentials in small volumes using ethically sourced materials.
FUSED | SAYWOOD STUDIO: DEADSTOCK SHIRTING FOR AW2022
Their first dip into the world of menswear sees Saywood Studio design a range of deadstock shirting for AW 2022. These made to last shirts are built on the foundations of the first Saywood collection and are the ultimate wardrobe staples.
LISA ARMSTRONG ON WHAT TO WEAR TO OPEN-AIR THEATRE
You’d expect me to say that clothes matter – but when it comes to enjoying an outdoor theatre expedition, as opposed to merely surviving it, they’re make or break.
JASMINE HEMSLEY | HELLO SUMMER DRESSING...
A shirt and denim — the classic duo — so how can you combine them while mixing things up a bit? There are colours and beading here, which you may think is a little much, but this outfit has become my favourite of the moment for effortless dressing. / Saywood Studio is the brainchild of designer Harriet Saywood-Bellisario. Each capsule collection focuses on just one item of clothing — with the first being shirts and shirt-dresses.
CENT | HEAL THE WORLD
When it comes to thinking about the planet we are well aware in order to preserve it, we need to work on our consumption. Some brands have thought carefully about finding solutions to heal our world. / Another sustainable brand: Contemporary London womenswear label Saywood.
STYLE CARTEL | SUNDAY STYLES WITH SAYWOOD STUDIO
The city’s hot and steamy, so it’s the perfect time for Sunday Styles. As of late, I have been rocking my summer shirt dresses by Saywood Studio. I am not a fashion influencer, but I have a personal style that is modest, and Saywood Studio has pieces that fit my lifestyle choices.
ESTILA | INTRODUCING SLOW FASHION BRAND SAYWOOD
An introduction to the brand story told by its founder. In this article we are introducing a sustainable fashion brand “Saywood” created by Harriet Saywood-Bellisario.
Saywood is an ethically made, contemporary slow fashion brand, focused on colourful, wearable everyday essentials – the staples beyond the classics.
COUNTRY & TOWN HOUSE | SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
Small-batch brands are the way forwards for a better planet, says Mariella Tandy
APPAREL INSIDER | FASHIONING A BETTER FUTURE
What is your company's ethos regarding sustainable fashion?
Saywood creates beautiful edits of wardrobe staples, elevated through colour and unexpected detail to make each piece unique. Each piece is made to last, and designed to be worn and re-worn.
WONDERLAND | SAYWOOD. THE ETHICAL BRAND IS ELEVATING ESSENTIALS...
With sustainability and slow fashion at the forefront of the industry’s vision of the future, it is fair to assume that many of you are in search of your next brand to shop from with a clear conscious. Well, we think that Saywood is that brand.
Unveiling Collection 2, the contemporary brand is looking to build upon its core collection of wardrobe staples by unveiling what is best described as a “thoughtful edit”, that has been crafted to contain four timeless shirts for men, as well as the first addition to the brand’s trousers repertoire.
VOGUE ITALIA | SUSTAINABLE FASHION 2022: PROJECTS & CAPSULE COLLECTIONS
Saywood Studio is an ethical fashion brand born from the love for color and unique silhouettes, focused on colorful and wearable essentials for every day.Made in small volumes with responsibly sourced materials, each piece is available for a limited time. The first focus of the brand is shirts...
HERTFORDSHIRE LIFE | BEAUTIFUL LIFE | SAY YES TO SLOW FASHION SHIRTS
A designer who grew up in a beautiful Tudor building in Hitchin where her dad runs a hairdressers is tackling throwaway fashion with a women's shirt collection.
FABRIC | SLOW FASHION, MADE TO LAST
It's that time when we start to think about making seasonal wardrobe changes; this year's spring update will include a few pieces from new London fashion brand, Saywood Studio.
TECHROUND | SUSTAINABLE FASHION COMPANIES TO WATCH IN 2022
With the effects of the pandemic still prevalent for many smaller businesses and startups, the team at TechRound thought it was important to recognise those in the fashion industry creating beautiful, unique and SUSTAINABLE products or finding ways to upcycle and interchange garments during February with the month being internationally renowned for fashion.
Saywood is an ethically made, contemporary slow fashion brand, focused on colourful, wearable everyday essentials – the staples beyond the classics.
BECAUSE MAGAZINE | SAYWOOD. YOUR NEW STOP FOR SHIRTS
To master the 'I look put together, but haven't had to think hard about it' look, a classic shirt is always your best bet. It's this vision, as well as a strong sustainable ethos and her entrepreneurial drive, that's propelled Harriet Saywood-Bellisario to start. Saywood: the London-manufactured fashion brand that aspires to "bring joy and the element of surprise" to everyday dressing.
SUSTAINABLY INFLUENCED PODCAST | WHY IS SUSTAINABLE FASHION SO EXPENSIVE
Sustainably Influenced Podcast: S02E05
Harriet is a womenswear designer and creative director of the new Contemporary London womenswear label Saywood. She is a London College of Fashion Alumni who has worked with the likes of Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders, Richard Nicoll & Paul Smith.
CIRCULAR BLOCK PARTY OR WHY I LOVE A POP-UP
So what really impressed me about the story that Harriet of Saywood, and Teresa of Revive, (the two founders of Circular Block Party) were able to convey so adroitly with this pop-up shop is that at its heart is the fact that both of these women are at ease talking about issues that ‘polite society’ has long decreed that ‘ladies’ in England should avoid talking about: race, politics and MONEY.
SAYWOOD INSTORE AT REGENT STREET EDIT
Harriet of Saywood (co-founder of Circular Block Party) is in-store as part of the Regent Street Edit from mid-September until 27th October 2021.
Saywood offer ethically made clothes, and has the distinction of designing the only denim shirt that I think would actually suit me. Each piece of clothing is unique, and now you can go check the Saywood rail at the Regent Street Edit until (nearly) the end of October.
ANNOUNCED! TECHROUND'S TOP 26 FASHION STARTUPS
At the heart of the brand story is a desire to reconnect with the people and processes behind what we wear, and in doing so, press pause on throwaway fashion. Saywood collections are small, with an emphasis on quality designs that last, but leave as little mark as possible on the planet through all stages of their lifecycle, in every way.
Saywood works with ethical factories that pay well above the living wage, and work towards a more environmentally friendly way of manufacture, with an ambition for zero waste.
