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Edition 3 Feature (September 2021)
Words by: Holly Robins
Location: Dalston, East London, UK
Photo Credit: ©Holly Robins

I’m Holly and I run a studio of Savile Row tailors based in Dalston, East London, UK. We specialise in trousers, as is the norm on Savile Row. I’m a craftsperson and that’s something I have always wanted to maintain. With tailoring, you’re creating but it’s based on technique and precision, and you must always work within certain parameters as far as design goes.

Growing up, no one in my family was particularly creative, but I would make things all of the time. Mum had a friend who did embroidery and lacemaking and she taught me a plethora of traditional crafts, which kept me entertained. At 16, I got my first job, in the local haberdashery.

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