INSIDE STORY
Pride
& Passion
In their own words : Savile Row tailors talk about their love for their trade and why they deserve to be protected
Pictures by David Ward clothing by hand , so that ' s a good starting point . But if Savile Row as an industry can defend the erosion of its territory , method and vocabulary in a legal capacity in the same way the word champagne is ringfenced to cease the theft of its name and produce , it might have the potential to see out another 200 years of excellence as a community of tailors , rather than a pursuit that is practised by the few who are left . One can only hope that , come tomorrow , Savile Row is left as a body full of flesh rather than a corpse that has been picked over and left for dead . Q
Lee Marsh
The individuals who abuse the title Savile Row tailor are a poor representation of a craft that has taken me years to refine . It ’ s an insult to the trade as they haven ’ t earned the right to use such an exclusive title that takes years to acquire . W
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