Ep. 32 - Patrick Grant - Savile Row To Community Clothing: Britain's Most Interesting Man

Patrick Grant is a fashion designer, businessman, and judge of The Great British Sewing Bee. He took over Savile Row tailors Norton and Sons aged 33, turning it from near bankruptcy to a global success. He then relaunched the defunct Norton subsidiary E. Tautz & Sons making it of international distinction. He then relaunched other brands such as Hammond and Co and Cookson and Clegg, before founding Community Clothing which uniquely uses British mills with a British workforce in a sustainable way. On top of that he’s a household name and have judged all nine seasons of the Great British Sewing Bee. We dive into so many topics on this episode, everything from the evolution of menswear, how the suit has changed over the past 300 years, how Patrick brought back the wide-legged trouser which everyone copied - and got comments from Ralph Lauren, how and why we should buy less but buy better quality, and I ask if the British Government made a department for sartorial affairs and appointed him minister, what would be the first thing that he did. All that and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5 star review. It’s much appreciated. Find me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/joe.reilly/?hl=en Find Patrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickgrantism/?hl=en Buy Patrick’s new books: Less: www.harperreach.com/products/less-patrick-grant-9780008664008/ The Savile Row Suit: www.harperreach.com/products/less-patrick-grant-9780008664008/