Truly’s Blog
Love Lace: A Story of Tradition, Texture & Timeless Style
Truly Sopel’s Love Lace Collection is a heartfelt homage to a lifelong romance with lace — one that began in 1994, when Truly, then a curious teenager, befriended 84-year-old Marianne, a local lace maker. Each week, Truly would join Marianne and a small circle of...
Behind the Seams: The Story of Truly Sopel’s Cotton Shirt Rework Range
At Truly Sopel, fashion is never just about looking good—it’s about stories, sustainability, and a bit of cheeky fun. One of our most beloved collections, the Cotton Shirt Rework range, celebrates turning forgotten or well-worn shirts into unique, frilly pairs of...
More than a sustainable fashion shop
From sketch to stitch to shopkeeper Tucked away on charming Stony Street in Frome, Somerset, lies a hidden gem in women’s fashion, lingerie and lounge apparel- Truly Sopel. This independent boutique, run by its namesake designer Truly Sopel, brings an artisan ethos to...
Girl for all Seasons- Spring
Inspired by Truly's slow fashion' approach to design, this loungewear and lingerie collection features trans-seasonal styles with an in-season identity. Garments made to live and lounge in, all made from organic cottons; combed, knitted and finely woven. The printed...
Truly Sopel at The Good Clothes Show – NEC Birmingham, 20–22 September 2024
We’re so excited to be part of The Good Clothes Show — a brand new, cutting-edge fashion event that champions sustainability and thoughtful fashion. Taking place at the NEC Birmingham this September (20th–22nd), this three-day shopping experience is about so much more...
Truly’s Days Of The Week Collection is here….
This range is inspired by the popular fortune-telling song Monday's Child, which supposedly reveals your character and future luck from your birth day. A rhyme Truly has memorised since childhood - from learning the days of the week, to remembering which day of the...
Turn the shirt off your back into an undercover story – another Frome first
Read about what Frome Nub News thinks of our Cotton Shirt Rework- Truly Knickers range: This looks fun - and something Nub News has never seen before. So if you have an old shirt you no longer want, or need, you can have it transformed into something rather more...
Truly’s Designer Life Series | Part 3
PART 3 | Stepping into my lingerie focused boutique & playing undress up Welcome back to the Truly Sopel blog! Today I’m tackling a topic that many customers come to me with – choosing the right handmade lingerie! Everyone is different – from body shape to...
Truly’s designer life series | Part 2
PART 2 | Behind the Scenes at Truly Sopel Located on the famous cobbles of St Catherine’s, you’ll find Truly Sopel, my boudoir boutique and lingerie studio. Here, I design and make vibrant, colourful and confidence-inducing lingerie for...
Truly’s designer life series | Part 1
PART 1 | An Introduction to Truly Sopel “Everything I want, does not exist, so I design and make it myself...” The above quote is the reason that Truly Sopel exists. Established in 2002, the designer lingerie brand was born from something that I quite...
We are ‘The Trendiest Shop In Somerset’ as voted by Somerset Live.
What a great end to 2021 and positive start to 2022! We are thrilled to be voted as the trendiest shop in Somerset! “I’ve always liked to think of myself of a trend setter” says Truly, who loves nothing more than to stand out from the crowd and create new looks and...
Truly’s Sewing School of Fashion…
...has made a comeback! You have been asking for a while now and because of it's popularity back in 2012 AND how enjoyable it was, my sewing workshops are firmly back on my fashion menu for 2019/20. What to expect- I have designed three fun and friendly hands on...