About Us

katherinewood is the namesake label founded in a former textile mill on the outskirts of Leeds. We salvage dead-stock cloth, spin it with recycled fiber, and cut silhouettes that nod to Savile Row while roaming free across club culture. Our atelier hums with vintage Singer machines, each operator trained to hand-finish seams so garments can be altered generations forward. We release only two micro-collections a year, photographing them under the same northern skylight that once illuminated mill workers a century ago. Community is our loom: pattern cutters host open evenings where students bring ripped jeans to be resurrected with indigo patches. Profits fund night classes that teach refugees to sew, equipping them with both language and livelihood. We believe clothing should arm the wearer for boardroom battles and midnight raves alike, never shouting yet always unmistakable. If you scan the QR code on every care label you will see a video of the exact cutter who stitched your piece, a reminder that fashion is still a handshake between hands.