DBA through your eyes

DBA through your eyes

I’ve changed the colour of @shop_designedbyalice 

A breath of blue 

For the change in seasons 

And a reminder of a change in pace & objectives 

Now, 

OVER TO YOU!! 

 

September 05, 2023
MUSINGS ON // MIDLIFE CONFIDENCE WITH PIA GRACE

MUSINGS ON // MIDLIFE CONFIDENCE WITH PIA GRACE

Here's a little snippet of something new and aspirational: A feature with Pia Grace, one of the three muses, who animated the first pieces from my new Birch Tree Collection. I asked Pia about * MIDLIFE CONFIDENCE * Which is how she defines her inspiring blend of lifestyle and style blogging.

May 23, 2023
In conversation with The Royal Academy of dance

In conversation with The Royal Academy of dance

In conversation with The Royal Academy of dance. The full interview is published on their member forum.
February 14, 2023
Set up for inspiration

Set up for inspiration

In conversation with English National Ballet associate Choreographer Stina Quagebeur.

Beginning the new year is always feels funny mix of reflection and the generation of new ideas: Whether you enjoy goal setting or just generally re-tuning intentions ( personally I am totally for the latter this year ) sometimes you just have to give your brain a bit of a boost to get it excited about the next steps...

January 17, 2023
Project Psyche

Project Psyche

  • 120 unique bodysuits, whose prints are carved out of a larger, original illustration.
  • In collaboration with performers Monique Jonas, Emma Hawes, Cira Robinson, Jasmine Chiu, Larissa Siems, Holly Moon Griffith and Maidie Widmer
  • Each Piece is made from the highest performing fabric with the lowest environmental impact.
  • Inspired by cycles of our psyche in the modern world, and the complex collective psychological rhythms we are going through right now.
  • September 21, 2022
    Designed by Alice at The Royal Academy of Dance!

    Designed by Alice at The Royal Academy of Dance!

    You can now find a curated selection of Designed by Alice pieces in Royal Academy of Dance beautiful new Battersea headquarters*!!! 

    If you pop by, do go visit the shop!! ->>it’s a great opportunity to try on the pieces and get a feel for the flattering fit and quality fabrics...

    September 16, 2022
    THE UNFURLING

    THE UNFURLING

    A collaboration with artist; writer Juliet Burnett.

    'a life cycle is a perennially morphing state 

    that inhabits the spaces of and between

    the question and the knowing

    the being and the unfurling...'

    August 05, 2022
    THE FABULIST // ANA SILVERA

    THE FABULIST // ANA SILVERA

    Thrilled to share the **THE FABULIST** artwork that I’ve created for Ana Silvera‘s new album... illustrated in response to listening to ‘The fabulist’… the ever shifting tones and narratives of her evocative music seemed to defy any fixed state … instead I layered drawings over drawings, stories over stories and then wrapped Ana up in all the colour of her music. (In the form of a dress made from the painting. )
    April 24, 2022
    GHOST TOWN // THEATRE - costume, puppetry + collaboration

    GHOST TOWN // THEATRE - costume, puppetry + collaboration

    GHOST TOWN is an exhilarating piece about the end.

    
Life’s repeating patterns become untethered as the end approaches, but can we escape by breaking out of the loop? Or should we follow the road to its natural conclusion? 
     
    Taking the audience on a journey from a broken-down car in the middle of the desert to an unexpected climax, Ghost Town combines circus, dance, media art and live foley, with world renown collaborators.

    April 01, 2022
    FILM // LEROY MOKGATLE X DESIGNED BY ALICE

    FILM // LEROY MOKGATLE X DESIGNED BY ALICE

    Dancing by the light of the moon(bow)  ~ A film by Manoela Gonçalves

     

    February 10, 2022
    BEGINNING BALLET ... (AT 60!)

    BEGINNING BALLET ... (AT 60!)

    …Like many, the pandemic had made me shift my business to ‘working from home’, I’d turned 60 in January, my daughter had encouraged me to stop dying my hair… then she suggested ballet, from home!
    February 06, 2022
    PRE-TEEN SIZES // A sustainable investment

    PRE-TEEN SIZES // A sustainable investment

    Did you know that DBA sizes are suitable for younger dancers too?!
    The illustrated bodysuit made from recycled plastics is now available in an ‘XXS’ - a pre-teen size!
    And the wrap skirts are a lovely sustainable investment for the growing dancer … so adaptable that they’ll grow with them into adulthood!
    November 12, 2021