In our Essence of England series, we speak to values-aligned creatives, entrepreneurs and familiar faces from across the South West about their lives, work and what ‘Englishness’ means to them.
When you walk through the door of Studio Ashay, you’re likely to glimpse Donna May Lynch sat at her sewing machine, putting the finishing touches to her latest collection. Based on the cobbled Catherine Hill in Frome, Studio Ashay is not your usual clothing shop. With a store that spills seamlessly into an open plan studio, walls adorned with dried flowers and grasses, and garments left deliberately unfinished to allow Donna to fit them to her customers’ liking, the Studio Ashay experience blends the craft of traditional tailoring with a warmth that puts you instantly at ease.