Tailoring in Conversation: E45 - Christopher Modoo

My guest for today is Paul Kruize. Paul Kruize is a bespoke jean maker from Enschede in the Netherlands. One man, one machine, making one pair of jeans at a time. During our conversation we will talk about Paul’s journey, the garment industry in the Netherlands, jeans making, the search for perfection, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Chris Modoo. Chris is a menswear stylist based in London and has been working for companies such as Thomas Pink, Ede & Ravenscroft and Chester Barrie to name a few. During our conversation we will talk about Chris’ journey, the relevancy of heritage brands, style and its purpose, the importance of local tailors, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is John Davis. John is a bespoke tailor currently based in South London. Along with his daughter Roxanne, he exclusively works for the tailoring houses on Savile Row. As the former owner of Tobias Tailors at No. 32, John has spent a good 50 years on Savile and is here today to share his story. During our conversation we will talk about John’s tailoring journey, his time at Kilgour, what makes Savile Row special, teaching and apprenticeships, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Jon Moore. Jon is a British Couturier specialising in women’s wear. He began his career as a Fashion Design student at Kingston University in the mid 70’s and worked his way up to becoming the Design Director at Hardy Amies. He now has his own private clients and students. During our conversation we will talk about Jon’s journey, his time at Hardy Amies, the differences between couture and men’s tailoring, the influences of clients on the creative process, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Holly Robins. Holly is the founder and head tailor of the Holly Robins Bespoke Studio: a Savile Row trained collective atelier of trouser and waistcoat makers. During our conversation we will talk about Holly’s tailoring journey, the process of setting up a tailoring atelier, training staff, work culture and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is James MacAuslan. James is a bespoke shirt cutter at Budd Shirtmakers based in London’s Piccadilly Arcade. During our conversation we will talk about James’ journey in becoming a shirt cutter, crafts within the context of business, the differences between shirt and coat making, types of knifes used is shirt cutting and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Szabolcs Tóháti. Szabolcs is a lawyer and shirtmaker in Debrecen, Hungary. He is accompanied by his brother Istvan, who will be our translator. During our conversation we will talk about tailoring in Hungary, shirt making, Szabolcs’ experience working as a lawyer and tailor and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Thomas von Nordheim. Thomas is a master tailor, couturier and costume maker based in Kent, England. Some of you may know him from his Couture Masterclasses on Teachable or his work for the film “Phantom Thread’ featuring Daniel Day-Lewis. During our conversation we will talk about Thomas’ background and journey, haute couture, costume making for movies, tailoring education, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Simon Martelo. Simon is the director, founder and bespoke cutter at Martelo Bespoke based in Bogota, Colombia. During our conversation we will talk about Simon’s tailoring journey, the bespoke tailoring culture in Colombia, Rocosa: influence from Spanish tailoring, stigma towards tailoring, how to extract clients' personality and translate that into a garment, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!

My guest for today is Antonia Ede. Antonia is a bespoke cutter and founder of Montague Ede, a modern bespoke tailoring atelier with a traditional background based in London’s Mayfair. Originally trained on Savile Row, Antonia began her apprenticeship at Hardy Amies, before she further developed her skills at Huntsman. During our conversation we will talk about Antonia’s teaching experience at Wandsworth Prison, tailoring apprenticeships, the relationship between employees and employers, the challenges for female cutters, and more. I hope that our conversation will be as insightful for you as it has been for me!