Introduce some color to your knicker drawer — That’s Not My Age

Harry Duley makes her complete, bespoke assortment of jersey, wardrobe necessities within the UK. Some objects are handmade in her residence studio in Dorset (the place Harry cuts all of the patterns and makes all of the samples) and bigger orders are handled by a family-run producer in Nottingham. With sustainability in thoughts, Harry makes small batches to order, doesn’t carry a great deal of inventory and by no means goes into sale. Our new TNMA mid-rise pants can be found in 5 new colourways: vintage pink, outdated rose, teal, terracotta and khaki inexperienced. To supply prospects a wider vary of colors and brighten up your knicker drawer, the material has been up to date and is now 68% bamboo, 28% cotton and 4% Elastane.

As with our first collaboration that is an unique mid-rise fashion, ending slightly below the stomach button, with a low leg form and cross over end (on the skin leg) – Harry’s signature element. One single pair of premium mid-rise pants  is £22 (out there HERE). The five-pack of premium mid-rise pants is £95 (15% off) and is available in a present field (out there HERE).

After we had a ‘enterprise espresso’ lately to debate the brand new huge pants, I realised that I didn’t know a lot about Harry (we met by means of TNMA sweatshirt designer, Charlotte Day) – so, I requested the way it all started. ‘I used to be searching for a easy black t-shirt in a top quality cotton material with a very good reduce and no logos! Surprisingly arduous to seek out, so I made one myself,’ she says, ‘I really like simplicity and timeless design. I’ve all the time beloved dance, so my collections have all the time been designed to maneuver with you, so you’ll be able to transfer from a category to a restaurant or work, or wherever.’

After leaving faculty at 16, Harry studied Vogue at artwork school and labored in retail earlier than transferring to London (from Somerset). With a mortgage from The Prince’s Belief, Harry Duley the enterprise formally launched in 1998, ‘This quickly advanced right into a small assortment – all in black jersey.’ Initially promoting to mates and thru home events, information of her super-soft layers quickly unfold by phrase of mouth. Twenty 5 years later, on the age of 52, she has prolonged her vary to incorporate yoga put on, collaborated with Folks Clothes on a sell-out assortment and change into the Queen of Massive Pants.

Harry Duley picture by James McMillan

Starting the day nicely is essential to Harry, ‘ You begin your day with the muse layers. In the event that they’re good high quality and good to maneuver in, it makes an enormous distinction. I take into account my underwear very fastidiously.’ Very sensible. Subsequent up, a morning yoga routine: ‘I found yoga about 5 years in the past and beloved it from the get go. Vinyasa Yoga is now a vital a part of my day by day life, I begin every day with a dynamic practise (after espresso!). It’s a day by day check-in that leaves me feeling energised and powerful.’

What I hadn’t realised is that Harry’s Base Layer (underwear) assortment is comparatively current. Firstly of the primary lockdown, she took the chance to evaluate her enterprise,  ‘I discovered myself with extra time to consider my work. The place it was and the place I wished to go. Being disheartened with my knicker drawer, it grew to become apparent…I might make my very own huge pants!’ Going by means of her archive she discovered a bikini sample and tailored the form of the already-quite-big pants, ‘ I used the archive sample as a draft. I knew precisely the fashion I wished. So it solely took a couple of tweaks to get it proper. And, I gather material samples, so I knew I already had the proper material. All of it got here collectively simply.’

TNMA pants in Terracotta

Whereas Harry admits that she’s nonetheless a monochrome-lover at coronary heart, her designs have taken a multi-coloured flip, ‘There’s one thing about underwear that lends itself to color. I’m trying ahead to seeing how this new vary is obtained!’

We hope you’re keen on our new pants.

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