Bandraíocht by Alanna-Erin

Bespoke Lingerie

Cut once,for one woman.

Every Bandraíocht creation is made as a single piece. There is no size run, no repeat production and no second identical version waiting in a drawer. Fabric is chosen for one body and one idea.

Construction is slow: hand-finished seams, lace placed by eye, edges worked with thread rather than machinery wherever the piece asks for it.

Hands working lace at a wooden table beside a window

Current Creations

Blush embroidered lingerie set laid beside a vintage Singer machine and roses

Rósóg

Blush silk, hand-embroidered floral appliqué

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Close detail of a pink silk and open lace lingerie set on a wooden floor

Bláthanna

Pink silk, open lace and fine mesh

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Vintage Singer sewing machine on a whitewashed bench with trims, ribbon and cut pieces

Ceárta

Ivory cotton, trims and ribbon

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Textile studio with dress forms, rolls of lace and wildflowers

Inside the process

The work is visiblein the finishing.

  • Fabrics sourced in small lengths, often the only length available.
  • Patterns drafted to the individual rather than adapted from a block.
  • Lace motifs cut and placed by hand so no two pieces mirror each other.
  • Limited availability, by nature rather than by marketing.

Commission a Creation

Commissioningan artist,not choosing options.

A commission begins with a conversation about what the piece is for, what you want to feel wearing it, what you never want to wear again.

From there Alanna-Erin works through fabric, colour and shape with you, sketching and sampling before anything is cut. You see the piece take form as it is made.

It is a collaboration with a maker, not a configurator. Timelines depend on the piece, and only a small number are taken on at once.

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Past Creations

Pieces that have found their owner remain here. They cannot be remade, but they often become the starting point for a conversation.

Hands resting on flowing wine silk
CeoSold
Detail of corded ivory lace
ClochSold
Scalloped edge stitched by hand
BealtaineSold