Breaking Bounds: Tailor makes history as the first female on Savile Row

by Duchess Magazine
0 comment

Kathryn Sargent makes history as the first ever female master tailor on Savile Row. The talented tailor is the first in the Row’s 213 year history.
Savile Row is known in fashion history for it’s famous suits and impeccable cuts.
Kathryn Sargent is first female tailor on Savile Row
 
Sargent’s journey goes back to completing a fashion design degree, and beginning an apprenticeship at Gieves & Hawkes, becoming head cutter in 2009 – the first woman in Savile Row history to hold the position.
Kathryn Sargent is first female tailor on Savile Row
“It was very unusual, some 20 years ago when I started, for me to be in the cutting room and for me to be training“, she told BBC, “I went to Savile Row and knocked on a few doors and walked up and down the street and was so enchanted by what I saw. I had never seen anything like it.”
According to what she told The Guardian “As a tailor it has been a long-held ambition of mine. I am thrilled to be making history, although for me being a woman is incidental – I am a tailor first and foremost. There’s more and more women coming through now and doing the training. 65% of the newly-qualified tailors last year were women. It is more diverse.”
Kathryn Sargent is first female tailor on Savile Row
Now, Sargent’s name will be at par with other legendary designers such as Hardy Amies, Henry Poole, and Ozwald Boateng. Sargent disclosed to the Evening Standard that she was “pinching herself” at the prospect. She will also make garment for both men and women.
It will be great to see more women’s names above doors on the iconic Savile Row. We love when breaking bounds in a male-dominated industry like Kathryn in the realm of bespoke tailoring.
Photography: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images, Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Sources: BBC, The Guardian, Evening Standard

Related Posts

Leave a Comment

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

Privacy & Cookies Policy
WeCreativez WhatsApp Support
Our support team is here to answer your questions. Ask us anything!
? Hi, how can we help?