Rock of Eye
Hello everybody - I was chosen to be the subject of a documentary 'Rock of Eye The Tailor's Tale' as part of the Jerwood: Fashion, Film and Fiction event, itself part of the Wapping Project 2005. It gave me the opportunity to discuss my approach to tailoring as an art and as a business, and since the film, I have aged but my ideas and philosophy have not!
Several people have asked me what "Rock of Eye" means - it is a tailoring term used to describe how an experienced and skilled tailor can rely on his eye and intuition rather than just the tape, which demonstrates a true understanding of the craft.
