INTERVIEW
Of course, making the leap to go it
alone was not an easy decision to make. “My fi rst day at Kathryn Sargent was horrifi c. It was a big risk really but I did think – ‘if it goes wrong I can always get a job’ because I had a reputation. It was like coming out of college again! When I was head cutter I was used to working with people and managing people and dealing with clients. I kind of knew the job in terms of cutting and fi tting, but not in terms of running the business. You were part of a big business as a department head but you’re not involved in profi t and loss or VAT! “But I did everything at Kathryn Sargent, to start with – working with
freelance tailors. I’d worked with Rachel, my coatmaker, at Gieves and she had just had a little boy so I said why don’t you come and work with me, one or two days a week? So she joined me initially for a day a week which has now built up to four, although she’s on maternity leave at the moment with her second child. I have now taken Tara on as an apprentice so she’s learning tailoring and Alistair is my assistant and assistant cutter and he’s full time as well. Oh and I’ve got someone doing the book keeping too! “For me Kathryn Sargent is about
providing a great service for our clients. I keep in touch with them, but I don’t bombard them with ideas. I let them
come to me when they’re ready. It’s word of mouth and I think people who are interested in menswear and women’s tailoring will fi nd you online.” So what marks out a Kathryn Sargent
bespoke piece? “I have a colour that I use as an under colour for some clients, a rich burgundy colour, my brand colour, but I do that as more of a playful thing,” explains Kathryn. “I say to my clients that this is what I do and no one knows it’s there and if you’re very conservative we will just do a matching one, but hopefully it will refl ect the client’s personality and their individual uniqueness.” Does being the only woman in this very masculine world have any advantages? R
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