Ana Espina by Anaisa

17/04/2026

When you love what you are wearing you feel happier, confident and comfortable.
Let me bring those gorgeous garments out and make them shine your personality.
I'm Ana, your fashion designer, yes yours, because I create for your uniqueness not anyone else's

Thank you Bev Collins for challenging me this morning.

30/03/2026

What stops you from dressing smartly and with personality?

I’m old enough to remember when we had an outfit specially for church, family parties or special formal events.

Not any more!

We have our wardrobes full of clothing, and yet we still think we don’t have anything to wear if we want to leave our comfy clothes at home.

We think they are either too formal or too casual, don't mix & match, and are not the right colours or shapes.

And then you need a new outfit.

Stop there!

You don’t need a new one.

Can you tell me how many different types of jeans / smart trousers/ shirts/ tops/ skirts/ dresses/ blazers/ coats/ raincoats/ jackets/ jumpers you have in your wardrobe?

How many need an update, repair, or alteration?

On Sunday, I went shopping at the street market. Very local, 10 minutes walking.

I could put on my trainers and go out, as I was already dressed at home. I’m glad I didn’t.

I made new connections, got compliments and was back home with my shopping done and very tasty cheese for lunch.

Please, send me a DM. I’d love to help you wear your lovely clothes more often and shine your personality every day.

Also, what I was wearing was very sustainable; most of the garments were more than 10 years old.

20/03/2026

Do you love the excitement of something great happening?

I do ☺️

A summer event, a wedding you will attend or maybe your own, a fun party/birthday celebration?

I hope you have your outfit ready to be the Belle of the Ball!

If not, I'm happy to help you with it. 🪡

My excitement lies in being part of this amazing group of creatives and seeing what the outcome will be.

These pictures are only from behind the scenes. Wait to see the final work at !

I feel The Belle of the Ball to have the opportunity of creating the hats for David Western
amazing gowns for this project with Alice in Wonderland in mind.

Follow us because something beautiful is coming from this collaboration.

Concept/Publication and
Photographer @
Main Décor and sweets LL Wedding Events &
Cakes
Videographer
Milliner
Hair
Venue Hollybank House, Emsworth
Boots
Model
Make up
Stationery
Flamingos Shambles www.shamblesshop.co.uk

18/03/2026

A top chef needs high-quality ingredients to create an exquisite dish and a vision to create a grand cuisine.

Hello, I’m Ana, your fashion designer.

What does it mean? I create the vision of your dream and timeless outfit.

How will I do that? Listening to your needs and dreams, learning about you and your style.

I’m not here to impose my style or tell you what to wear (the High Street fashion does it for me).

Why do I want to make your outfit? Because you don’t follow fashion trends, you know yourself, want to be authentic and feel confident at social meetings and events.

Over 25 years, I’ve worked with women of all ages. Our bodies are unique, and change, and I love that challenging part of my work because it leads me to create, improvise and use all the skills I have gained over the years. And at the end, I’ll deliver an outfit that you will love and wear over and over,

The new spring-summer season is around the corner: weddings, social events, races, and parties are in your diary.

Let me take you to the experience of having a garment made to your taste.

DM and tell me your dream.

11/03/2026

Looking for an extra gift for Mother's Day?

Why not join us and create something together?

Having fun with your mother will create a nice memory for you both.

Contact me for more details or directly to Material Girls

07/03/2026

Happy Saturday everyone!!

Do your children do textiles at school, like to customise their outfits, cut pieces of fabric and make dolls' clothes, art work...?

I run a teenager class on the second Thursday of the month Seeded and I have two free spaces at the moment if your child would like to join us.

Please contact me if you think your child might be interested in learning sewing skills, being able to create, restyle, reuse clothes, and without doubting, having fun!

No pressure, no perfection, no dateline. We play with fabrics, create, chat, and we focus on one thing at a time.

Sewing classes have lots of benefits.
* Improves coordination, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
* Relax your mind
* Boosting concentration
* Help you with problem-solving skills

Picture of a little clutch in progress made with colourful offcuts of projects I made and joined piece by piece by handsewing.

02/03/2026

Do you work with dumbbells?

- Last year I got my first contact with dumbbells, this year I work regularly with them.

Do you work on your own, or do you have a personal trainer?

-I do have a personal trainer (one day I'll talk to you about her; she’s been in the fitness and bodybuilding business with her family since the 60s ).

You might have been thinking, why is Ana talking about dumbbells?

Since I’ve started my training, I have learnt from my trainer, Dianne, a few things:

⭐The time I do my exercises is “me time”, not distractions allowed.
⭐ I must be consciously present as I work with my body and mind, breathing, controlling my movements, feeling and knowing which muscles I use.
⭐ My movements and repetitions need to be slow, not quick movements for sure, I don’t want to tear any ligaments or damage my wrists. These are my tools for work.
⭐ The work I do is to build a fit and healthy body for the rest of my life; I’m not looking for a quick fix.

Here is why I brought these dumbbells to the conversation:

🪡 When you come to me, I take time to meet you, understand what you need and look for, without distractions.
🪡 When I do my work, fitting, cutting or making, I know how to do it. I take care of your clothes to make sure they fit your body and personality, applying all the expertise and experience I have gained over the last 29 years.
🪡 I don’t work fast; I take care of the details, and that requires time. I’m not fast fashion, never have been.
🪡 My purpose in making and altering your garments is to keep you in love with your clothing. Making them suitable to be worn for longer, and to stop the madness of disposing of useful clothes.

I cannot help you with your dumbbells, but I’ll be more than happy to create your timeless and unique wardrobe if you wish.

☎️ Let’s talk about sustainable clothing, shall we?

25/02/2026

Hello my friends,

Do you fancy some fun creating and decorating a felt hat / fascinator?

On the 29th of March I'll deliver a workshop at the Queen's Hotel in Southsea.
Time 10:00 AM- 4PM
Investment £45

We will play with shapes, ribbons, beads, buttons, or any of the other trims you have and you'd like to add.

No sewing skills needed as I'll be there to help you.

At the end of the day you will go home with a beautiful accessory for your next party, revival event and an amazing experience.

The workshop is organised by Material Girls book your space with them by message them on their page. Or contact me and I'll put you in touch with them.

To get some ideas and inspiration

18/02/2026

Have you noticed it?

Yes!!!

💚Nature starts waking up and we'll do too.

I feel you. It's sunny but still cold.

You can't think about removing any of your winter layers yet but soon you will. I feel that too.

Last year you might though,

" Next year I'm going to be more thoughtful with my clothes, be more sustainable, repair or even updating and restyle all those suits, dresses I haven't used for years because there are in a very good condition."

I'd love to do that work for you.

Now everyone is talking about it everywhere.

I've been doing repairs, updating, restyling, up-cycling my clients' wardrobes for the last 12 years.

Let's start with a chat.

Are you ready to think twice before you get your new👗🧥👚👘🥻 👖?

And if you want to learn to do it yourself join my Slow Sewing Classes. The link is in the comments and on my event's page

23/01/2026

It took me courage to put on my warm clothes and go out for a walk, I must admit the sun helped.

We need courage to get out of our comfort zone, make choices, do things that might not like the outcome, and the list can go on.

One of those daily choices is the clothes we wear every day.

Is it joyful, distressful, annoying,...?

Our clothing choices are important because they will make us feel comfortable, confident, happy, and excited but also worried about how we look, concerned about how others perceive us, and uncomfortable.

Your clothes are part of your personality and in my view, it is important that you love them and feel authentic wearing them.

What does a fashion designer do for you?

* Make that special garment you have created in your mind and can not find on the High Street.

* Alter your clothes to fit your unique body, so you don't worry about how you look.

* Revise your loved clothes and find out if they can be updated, repaired, or upcycled.

I have a challenge for you and you.

Find that beautiful garment you love, but don’t wear it because x or z: a jumper, jeans, dress, jacket, coat…

Send me a DM explaining why you don't wear it, and I'll do my best to provide you with an alternative option to wear it again.

06/01/2026

Hello beautiful souls, and Happy New Year.

I'm back after my family break.

This year, I want you to be confident and spend less time looking for the right-fitted clothes in your wardrobe.

As it's the Three Magic Kings day

I'd love to:

🧵 Create your dream outfit.
🧵 Alter your clothes to your body, not the other way round.
🧵 Transform/ update the loved clothes you've kept in case you ...
🧵 Go through your clothes and help you find out why you don't wear them.
🧵 Teach you a new sewing skill or help you to improve yours.

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