How being underestimated by males enabled Savile Row’s first tailor aimed exclusively at women to pick up their best tricks
First Women Exclusives · October 29, 2015
Women were once limited to the role of sewing linings and buttonholes, but the last few years have seen many become tailors themselves – and has opened the doorway to some spectacular female-led companies.
Perhaps the most famous example is Kathryn Sargent. After becoming the first female head cutter on “The Row” in 2009 following an apprenticeship at Gieves & Hawkes, Sargent founded her eponymous firm three years ago.
Gormley & Gamble, however, has taken this trend further by aiming its products exclusively at women, with founder Phoebe Gormley telling Real Business that being underestimated by many of the male tailors on Jermyn Street, allowed her to pick up some top tricks, as her colleagues didn’t see her as a threat.
To read the full interview with Gormley, visit the Real Business website.
