Gieves&Hawkes What Does A Former Seamstress Go To Savile Row For?

I wonder if you have ever noticed that the most famous designers in history are mostly men.

Tailoring industry is also the majority of men.

But recently, a female professional tailor attracted the attention of the London custom street.

This is the Kathryn Sargent seamstress who used to be the chief tailor of Gieves&Hawkes.

With many years of professionalism and accumulation in Gieves&Hawkes for 15 years, Kathryn Sargent has become the first female chief tailor in the history of the brand.

In 2012, Kathryn Sargent, which was able to make professional luxury suits, set up a personal brand. At the same time, the brand also launched the custom customization business of Savile Row custom street.

Therefore, the Kathryn Sargent shop has a limelight of two this time.

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A large number of female practitioners began to pour into designers, tailors and other industries, and had to say that this was a victory.

For a lot of commentators, "only men know more about women's body" may be broken in the future. After all, women know more about what women like, and at the same time, women understand better what kind of expression and interpretation women like.

Meanwhile, Kathryn Sargent, who was born in Savile Row and studied by many male tailoring masters, thinks that the future seamstress will be a new bursting point in the industry.

She is 41 years old.

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I am very proud.

Speaking of Savile Row, the famous London custom street has a history of about 200 years since the British regent, and in history, the custom street was all the male tailors.

Interestingly enough, the shops on the custom Street are temporary. The lease is only 6 months, and the selling price is very high. Sometimes the price of a particular design can reach 10 thousand pounds.

Therefore, the entry of the Kathryn Sargent not only broke the history of the London custom street, but also a glorified reputation. After all, not everyone can enter such a talented custom street.