Tailoring Academy
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
The Tailoring Academy
As a Master Tailor and Textile Engineer with 30 years
experience, I am delighted to launch The Tailoring Academy as the first UK
training centre to offer a new, exciting opportunity to learn the all important
skills in a modern way – the new ABC Level 5 Diploma in Bespoke Tailoring.
Combining the heritage of tailoring training with key production skills and
cutting practices, this specialist qualification will give learners the
opportunity to develop industry-relevant knowledge and demonstrate high levels
of speed, accuracy, precision and consistency.
Fortunate to have received my training at Tom Reimer,
Germany’s answer to the world-famous Savile Row tailors, I had opportunity to
work for some of the most knowledgable and discerning customers. This was ultimately
key to honing my own skills to the highest level. Read here about how making
tails for the great, late Luciano Pavarotti, a truly terrifying challenge at
first, turned out to be one of the most rewarding encounters of my learning
years.
Today, providing years of meticulous training is often not a
realistic option for small businesses who need to keep their cost in check.
Common practice is therefore to train apprentices to be specialists in one area
only – trouser makers, cutters or finishers – and become part of what is,
essentially, a small production chain. This is beneficial for the employer, of
course, but does not enable the younger generation of tailors to be
entrepreneurs themselves. The wider issue is that skills are lost as a
consequence. The Tailoring Academy is
here to change this.
The time has come for a training facility that addresses the
shortage of dedicated practical training for a new generation of aspiring
tailors. The Tailoring Academy provides a complete tailoring training schedule
and fully a acknowledged qualification. I believe that young people with a
passion for the craft deserve a modern approach to their training. Anyone
willing to invest time and dedication to learn a skill that knows no shortcuts
should receive a full education that empowers them to be masters of the craft.
In addition to the full-time diploma course, The Tailoring
Academy also has short courses for individual and small groups on offer.
Background
I am a bespoke tailor and textile engineer with close to 30
years experience in the sector. Having developed a drive for quality and
precision during a three year traditional apprenticeship in Germany, it was
during my time with master tailor Tom Reimer, Germany’s answer to the
world-famous Savile Row tailors, when my skills were really honed. His love of
1940s Italian and British style and persistence on diligence meant I had
opportunity to develop my craftsmanship to the highest level.
The only way to acquire real skill in fine, bespoke
tailoring is to spend many years of practice alongside a master of the craft.
And example for the complexity of just one area of the process is the handmade
button hole, a hallmark of every true bespoke suit: it is commonly accepted
that it takes one hundred practice attempts to fully master the task.
In today’s fast-moving world, even heritage craft must often
succumb to the need for efficiency and providing years of meticulous practice
is just not a realistic option to small business that needs to keep cost in
check. Common practice on Savile Row today, therefore, is to train an
apprentice in a specialism, to be a trouser maker, cutter or finisher – and
become part of a small production chain.
I am fortunate to have received full training in all aspects
of the bespoke tailoring process, enabling me to make your coat or suit from
beginning to end myself, starting with your exclusive pattern, to meticulously
finishing every hand stitched detail.
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