My guest for today is Roberto Cherchi.

Roberto is the owner of Keruk Jeans. All his work is completely hand stitched and as he likes to put it; the most radical jeans made in Japan by Italian hands.

During our conversation we will be talking about his vision on and importance of handwork, whether a learning process can be more beneficial if the craft is done as a hobby, and more.

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Alex Bello.

Alex is a bespoke tailor and natural dye researcher who previously worked at Miller’s Oath, Paul Stewart and Thom Sweeney. Today he is an awarded artist at Re-Fream researching natural dyes and fragrances. For those of you who don’t know what Re-Fream is: it’s a collaborative research project where selected artists and designers team up with scientists to rethink the manufacturing of the fashion industry. 

During our conversation we will be talking about his growing interest and work in natural dyeing, how it could impact other industries and how it could be incorporated within tailoring, and more.

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Claudia Chan.

Claudia spent most of her time as a bespoke cutter at Sims & Macdonald in Bloomsbury. She is currently working at Cece Tailors. 

During our conversation we will be talking about her journey into tailoring, her tailoring experiences in Sweden and the skills tailors should possess, and more.

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Bernardo La Guardia.

Bernardo is a bespoke tailor and cutter who is currently based in Milan. You may be familiar with his work at Sartoria Habitus or from his interview with Matthew Peluso at Discover Artifex. Bernardo is currently working for one the big luxury names in Italy. 

During our conversation we will be talking about tailoring schools, tailoring businesses, his journey into tailoring, and more.

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Claire Emerson. 

You may know Claire from her years at Edward Sexton. She is currently working as a freelance tailor. If you have commissioned anything from Gieves and Hawkes, Thom Sweeney, Dobrik and Lawton and Livingston and Son, chances are that she was the artisan behind your jacket or waistcoat. 

During our conversation we will be talking about her journey into tailoring, her apprenticeship, and her transition into freelance work, and more. 

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Sidney Nichols. 

He is currently working as a coat maker at Cifonelli, and has also started his own company called Sidney Nichols Paris since 2021. 

In this episode we will be talking about his journey into tailoring, his mind set and the challenges he has been facing so far in developing his own company,, and more.

I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!