Beginning to take pride of place at the forefront of the British and global menswear stage, prestigious Savile Row tailor and award-winning fashion designer Patrick Grant rejuvenated the fortunes of Norton & Sons, resurrected ready-to-wear label E. Tautz, and has recently been working with English luxury fashion brand J. Barbour & Sons Ltd. as Creative Director of their Beacon Heritage line.
He talks to Angela Sara West about his booming businesses, resuming his role as a judge on BBC Two?s next buzzing series of The Great British Sewing Bee and his favourite Fashion Week.
Always well suited and booted and with a passion for fashion since childhood, style icon and star of TV?s The Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant never fails to look incredibly stylish. ?I can?t remember a time when I wasn?t obsessed with looking smart,? he tells me. ?I remember being really proud of my uniform on my first day of school. In my teens, my walls were covered with pages from Vogue and Elle. I used to spend whole days in second-hand and charity shops, trying to find pieces to recreate outfits from the men?s fashion pages.? He started sewing at school. ?I just did simple alterations, and properly learned to sew when I started at Norton & Sons.? With a meticulous eye for detail and fantastic fabric-handling skills, he?s also quite mean with a sewing machine. ?But I?m a clothes designer, not a great maker. I have brilliant staff who do the sewing.?

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