GOLDEN SHEARS


top teaching colleges, alongside a panel of five VIP judges including David Gandy and Jodie Kidd, who adjudicated on the stylistic aptitude of the finalists’ work. Created to support young aspiring tailors from universities, colleges and apprentice schemes whilst promoting the art of bespoke tailoring, the 2019 finalists included entries from London-based tailors such as Henry Poole, Davies & Son, Maurice Sedwell, Dunhill, Huntsman, Dege & Skinner and teaching colleges such as the London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts and a handful from further afield including the Leeds College of Arts and Rochester and De Montfort University, Leicester. Key supporters of the Golden Shears Awards include: The


Merchant Taylors’ Company, CAPITB Trust, formerly the Clothing and Allied Products Industry Training Board, an independent charity that exists to enhance the skill base of the British fashion industry. Over the years, the trust has invested time and support into a number of initiatives that have been specially designed to promote the importance of teaching and the application of skills within the industry; this year marks the fifth time the trust will support the Golden Shears Awards. The Worshipful Company of Woolmen, have dealt with the trade since the foundation of the guild in the early 12th century and the Pollen Estate, and are landlord of much of Savile Row, the home of British men’s tailoring, and the jewel in the craft’s Crown. The Silver Shears were awarded to Edward Jones, a


student currently studying at UCA Rochester for his design of a lightweight frosted navy and white chalk stripe cropped jacket with matching pleated culottes over layered tulle pantaloons, and the Rising Star accolade was won by Sophie Weller, an apprentice at Dunhill.


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