Moda de la Maria

Moda de la Maria was founded in London in 2019 by Maria Ruseva, a Moldovan-born designer who has been working in the fashion industry for over fifteen years. Her experience with modern disposable fashion led her to look for alternatives that were both organic and sustainable. Nothing she found suited her sense of style, and so this led Maria to set up her own company. Her passion is to create pieces that take a fresh and contemporary look at classic styles. She wanted to create clothing which combined couture styling with natural fabrics, for women who wanted to stand-out from the crowd. Each piece is painstakingly designed by Maria in her workshop in South-East London. There, working alongside a small, carefully selected group of craftsmen, she draws the concept art and look of each piece by hand. She then uses traditional hand techniques to produce the pattern for each piece, before cutting the carefully-sourced materials, making sure that each element meets her rigorous standards. They are then stitched together by hand, using traditional tailoring and hand-finishing techniques, to create unique pieces with a robust construction that will look good no matter where you wear them. They can be worn either as outfits, or used as signature pieces to style around and enhance your wardrobe, producing practical, sustainable fashion that you can love and use for years to come. Every piece Maria sells is produced by hand to meet her client’s requirements, ensuring the highest attention to detail and fit, and also allowing for a level of personalisation should it be desired.