INTERVIEW
C M Y CM MY CY CMY K
Although Kathryn felt
at home at
Denman & Goddard it was clear that she needed to experience life with a larger firm. “So when I graduated I was offered a job at Gieves & Hawkes as a trimmer – the person who goes in between the cutters and the tailors. They hold all the trimmings stock – the linings, canvases, all the innards that go into a suit – and when a cutter cuts a suit, it would then come to the trimmer who adds all the bits and bobs and then distributes it to the different tailors. It’s a bit like being a runner in advertising or a film studio.
“I had to do a three-month probation on the shop floor as well as one day a week downstairs to make sure I fitted in. I was 21 and just champing at the bit to try and get in full time. I used to work with the Gieves & Hawkes tailors on the weekends and on my down time and they taught me how to make waistcoats.” Not only was this great training
for Kathryn in the world of bespoke tailoring, but was also an excellent introduction to being the only woman in a man’s world. “I was just so dedicated
that I am not sure what they could have done about it really. I do think as a woman you have to prove yourself more to get taken seriously and I think I knew that aged 21. So I didn’t expect them to welcome me with open arms, but I did say that ‘If I really feel like I’m out of my depth or I don’t know what I’m doing, I will let you know’. I was quite open about it. If I don’t think I can do something I will ask for help, and I think they quite liked that. I didn’t say ‘I could do it all’, but ‘I’d love to have a go’.” R
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