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Golden Shears 2013
A look at Jennie McWalter's entry for The Golden Shears 2013
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A visit to the Bespoke Shop by HRH The Prince of Wales
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    How I did it – The Golden Shears – March 2013
    Two years ago I sat in the audience at the Merchant Tailor’s Hall watching Sunna compete in the Golden Shears 2011 competition. Having been inspired by what she had achieved, in early 2012 I decided that I wanted to and …
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    Posted by Jennie on April 1, 2013   
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    My night – The Golden Shears – March 2013
    After over a year of preparation and many hours of work, the day had arrived. I went to the Merchant Tailor’s Hall early to soak up the atmosphere – trying to ease some of my butterflies. Once there I had …
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    Posted by Jennie on March 25, 2013   
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    A new trouser design
    On a new pair of trousers I made recently – to wear at the Golden Shears – I introduced a little design element I saw on a pair of customer’s trousers. It’s an extended crossover with eyelet and buckle. So …
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    Posted by Oliver on June 6, 2011   
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    My first A&S suit
    We all made garments for the Golden Shears last month – in order to go along and support Sunna – with Finnan and myself finishing off our first Anderson & Sheppard suits. I had started cutting mine, and learning how …
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    Posted by Ollie on May 16, 2011   
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    Golden Shears: The details
    Last week I talked about the inspiration for my entry in this year’s Golden Shears competition: a three-piece outfit comprising pink moleskin breeches, burgundy woollen waistcoat and grey herringbone Norfolk jacket. This week I’m going to explain some of the …
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    Posted by Sunna on April 11, 2011   
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    Golden Shears: The inspiration
    As I wrote in last week’s post, I entered the Golden Shears competition this year and had been working on my entry for the past few months. Here are a few details on what inspired me. I decided to make …
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    Posted by Sunna on April 4, 2011   
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    Golden Shears: reaction
    Last week was the Golden Shears competition, which pits apprentices and tailoring students around the country against each other. Apparently there were 80 entries, and I got through to the last 24 that appeared on the catwalk at the Merchant …
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