Kathryn Sargent
Kathryn Sargent is a British master tailor and operator of her eponymous bespoke tailoring house. In April 2016, Kathryn Sargent became the first woman to open a tailoring house in Savile Row.[1][2][3] As of 2023, Sargent is resident in Brook Street and has a branch in Edinburgh.[4] Among those Sargent has dressed include royalty, actors, politicians and sportsmen.[1] The master tailor, originally from Leeds, spent 15 years at nearby Gieves & Hawkes, rising through the ranks to be head cutter before opening her first store in Brook Street in 2012.[2][5] She said that it gave a sense of achievement and that it is "just great to have your shop and your garments on display for people to see."[2] William Skinner from Dege & Skinner said: "It's fitting that the first woman to be appointed as a head cutter ... is returning to open a shop of her own."[1] In an interview with Another Magazine in 2012, Sargent said that she wanted to be a skilled worker rather than just a designer and to be able to fit something perfectly.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Prynn, Jonathan (5 August 2016). "Tailor to David Beckham and the royal family makes history as first woman to open shop on Savile Row". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "A cut above: first female master tailor opens shop on Savile Row". The Guardian. Press Association. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "First female master tailor opens Savile Row shop". BBC. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Kathryn Sargent Bespoke Tailoring". Kathryn Sargent. 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Freeman, Sarah (9 August 2015). "Tailor maid: Cutting a dash in the rag trade". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Woo, Kin (22 October 2012). "Kathryn Sargent". AnOther. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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