About

Katharine Harrison (Katy) is a multidisciplinary creative with a focus on intimate bodywear for the female experience.

Through personal experience and first-hand research, Katharine’s work explores how undergarments can assist in the reconnection with our bodies, our intuition and primordial wisdom during matrescence and midlife.

With a background in corsetry and bespoke tailoring, Katharine’s interest lies in how a garment designed to support and control the physical body can be redesigned to support and hold the energy body, through the rites of female experience.

Using traditional corsetry materials renowned for their strength and softness, along with handcraft embellishment, finishings and natural dyes, Katharine explores the nature of a ‘stay’ and it’s role in supporting the body.

Completing her training at the Royal College of Art MA Fashion 2024 following a BA in Fashion Design at the University of Brighton, Katharine has a wealth of experience in between.

Constructing and fitting corsets for various period feature films and working as a pre-apprentice in Bespoke Tailoring on Savile Row, Katharine has worked and trained under labels such as Anderson and Sheppard, Marchesa, Katharine Hamnett and Ely Kishimoto, working for stylists various stylists, actors, costume designers and film directors over the course of her career so far.