Meet the first woman to open a tailoring house on London’s Savile Row

Kathryn Sargent made history on Wednesday by becoming the first female master tailor to open her own store on central London’s Savile Row — the epicentre of traditional British bespoke tailoring. The tailoring house, which is number 37 Savile Row, opened to the public on Wednesday. (AP)

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Kathryn Sargent made history on Wednesday by becoming the first female master tailor to open her own store on central London’s Savile Row — the epicentre of traditional British bespoke tailoring. The tailoring house, which is number 37 Savile Row, opened to the public on Wednesday. (AP)

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“It has always been a dream of mine. It feels fantastic. There’s a real sense of achievement,” 41-year-old Sargent said. She has started with a six-month residency and wants her tailoring house to become a permanent fixture on the Row. (AFP)

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Sargent discovered her passion for tailoring while studying at fashion college and began her apprenticeship in 1996 at Gieves and Hawkes, which holds the prestigious 1 Savile Row address. (REUTERS)

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Savile Row’s tailoring history dates back to 1803 and she became the first woman on the street to be appointed head cutter in 2009, before she created her own Kathryn Sargent Bespoke tailoring house in 2012. (REUTERS)

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Braces made by Sargent at her Bespoke Tailoring shop at Saville Row in central London, Britain. (REUTERS)

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A jacket made by Sargent from her own fabric ‘Sargent Harris Tweed’ displayed at her Bespoke Tailoring shop. (REUTERS)

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“It was discussed whether I would like to be on Savile Row and the answer was ‘Yes!’ I’ve always wanted to have my name above the door of a shop here,” she said, adding that the opportunity was too good not to take up. (AFP)