Bespoke Tailoring in London's West End - Westminster City Council

Bespoke tailoring contributes to
20% of Savile Row store turnover.
Remainder is largely ready-towear
collection.
Skilled employees all working
beside one another, including
fitters, cutters, tailors and
alteration tailors. There is a need
to be working together to ensure a
quick turnaround of jobs. Many
clients drop by and increasingly
demand work to be completed at
short notice. Clustering enables
ideas, techniques and advice to
be shared.
Demand for bespoke products
has always been high, and
Gieves & Hawkes have organised
their business in such a way as to
be successful.
Some self-employed tailors on
premises, renting board space
from Gieves & Hawkes.
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Contract work out to a total of 16
people, based both in the West
End and around Greater London.
Keen to recruit and train staff on
Savile Row. Sought to develop
links with Skillfast Uk and
Newham College. Training would
best be done on Savile Row, but
there is a lack of space. Savile
Row would benefit from a trainee
academy based on-site where
resources could be pooled from
different businesses.
Would be supportive of tailors
from elsewhere in the West End
moving to Savile Row.
Opportunity to concentrate tailors
closer to one another.
Part of Walpole Group and Savile
Row Bespoke Ltd.
Bespoke tailoring in London’s West End
Final Report
City of Westminster – March 2006