Who we are
Jodie AKA Fumbalinas with the assistance of her wonderful UK based team of freelancers, work to create inclusive and exclusive collections designed in house from their own bespoke and signature patterns and styles.
Our Styles
We offer a broad range of affordable and higher price point Kaftan Gowns Robes and accessories for all shapes, sizes and occasions. From couture metallic PVC Turbans, unique origami and floral infused headpieces to sequin dripped marabou kaftans - all are made to turn heads and drop jaws.
Our Ethos
At Fumbalinas we pride ourselves in being unique and inclusive in the patterns and designs we make for our customers and aim to bring joy in each and every creation. You can spot a Fumbalinas piece a mile off with its unwillingness to play by the rules and unruly flare for the elegant yet extravagant. We want to make pieces that make you, our customer feel GOOD. All our garments are made by hand in our east Sussex studio from our own bespoke designs. We actively seek out rare and unique fabrics from a range of UK based and international suppliers and specialise in using dead-stock and end of the line materials, meaning no outsourced or factory produced garments, but limited, handmade in house runs, and rare one of a kind pieces.
Jodie and her small team make everything by hand. Each order takes time, pride, care and love to perfect to the quality and standard we are known for.
Our Background
Fumbalinas was established in 2012, from beginnings in creating bespoke headpieces the business has since developed to mostly focus in clothing - specialising in providing a wide range of size inclusive kaftan gowns, robes, jumpsuits and accessories - all made from Jodies own bespoke pattern and containing our signature "hidden ribbons" which are magically designed to cinch the wearer at the waist if desired and accentuate any and all figures.
Achievements
Fumbalinas has made some big steps over the years, the latest being NYE 2024 with our F label "Raven" Kaftan being performed in on stage on BBC 1 by the iconic Jesse Ware as part of Sophie Ellis Bextors NYE Party.
Past work has seen Fumbalinas being featured in a plethora of fashion magazines (British Vogue, Harpers Bizarre), on Music Videos and awards ceremonies, celebrities (Madonna, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Dawn O'Porter, Kylie Jenner, Fearne Cotton, Travis Alabanza, Morcheeba, Kiri Pritchard, Jayde Adams, Rev Kate Bottley ), as well as delivering workshops around the UK (The Royal Academy of Arts, Aberdeen Arts Museum, Sense UK).
We have also raised over £5000 for a number of charities through targeted projects such as quarterly raffles and charity auctions. The charities include - Martlets, MIND, RISE, BLAM, SOLD Shoreham, Blind Veterans UK, KRAN, The Poppy Factory, The Wildlife Trust, Sense, Wirral Hospice, Unicef Yemen, Transplant Sport, the wildlife trusts, Survivors Network, Rainbow Trust, Safe Passage, Heart Research uk, Voices of Children, Sue Ryder, Disasters Emergency Committee, Comic Relief, Noahs Ark Hospice, Kaleidoscope Trust
Meet the Team:
Jodie - Head Honcho. Boss Woman.
