Roslyn's Ladieswear in Buchanan Street, Howick has been producing clothes for the mature woman since 1990. Take heart all the ladies who dread finding themselves red faced with frustration in a fitting room beside a growing pile of rejected outfits on the floor beside you, take a big breath and calm down, then contact Rosalyn Rood or Lorraine Meadows, the mother and daughter team who own this growing little business.
Ros and Lorraine will provide you with a personal service, Lorraine has a trusty database set up and jokes that in no time at all she will know more about what you have in your cupboard then you will. Keeping records of client's preferences and measurements results in Roslyn's Ladieswear providing consistently reliable garments to fit your needs, time after time.
The clothing these ladies design and make on site with the help of two trusted seamstresses is classic, casual but stylish. Outfits from Roslyn's Ladieswear are ideal for the older lady who does not want to be frumpish. Tops and bottoms can be purchased separately making it so easier to accommodate the unavoidable changes time forces on us all.
Typically mothers and daughters can have testy relationships but Rosalyn and Lorraine have a very professional ethic that guides their interactions, Lorraine explains, 'Mum trained me, I have benefited from her years studying fashion design in the UK, I have learned all I know from her, so we have similar ideas. We bounce new designs off each other and when we cannot agree we simply abandon the fabric or design.'
Another refreshing benefit customers will enjoy when shopping for their clothing at Roslyn's Ladieswear is the frank opinions, both ladies will honestly share with their clients if, in their opinions, an outfit is flattering or not. This truthfulness has nurtured long term relationships with many loyal ladies.
Some clients choose to deal with Rosalyn while others select Lorraine and they know that whoever takes their order will follow the production process all the way through to cutting and collection. Orders take around ten days to be ready and each item sewn by the seamstresses is personally inspected by one of the owners. That's service!
The reward for this team arrives when their client's exclaim, 'My goodness, I can look good!'
Pictured here is Lorraine Meadows with seamstresses Thembi Zondi (left) and Sindy Ntombela (right).
Contact Roslyn's Ladieswear here.