Sew Me Something is based in Stratford upon Avon, home of William Shakespeare and to show their love for the Bard they have named their patterns after some of his heroines. Funny, beautiful, clever, bold and audacious - everything a woman should be. Rosalind is from As You Like It and is warm, intelligent and strong of character. Exiled from her homeland after the death of her father, she manages to subvert the female standards of the day and turn them on their heads by appearing dressed as a man for most of the play. Initially her disguise is a form of self-preservation but later she uses her alter ego, Ganymede, to woo the man she loves and teaches him to become a more attentive lover. She is witty and self-deprecating yet has a big heart and is open to the possibilities love may bring. The Rosalind Pyjamas are comfortably androgynous at first glance with a boxy, masculine shape. However, the devil is in the detail and on closer inspection they could well become totally ‘femme fatal’.
