Finnan is an apprentice coat cutter under John Hitchcock who... More
Oliver is two years through an apprentiship under John Malone... More
Sunna is most of the way through her apprentiship as... More
James is Front of House at Anderson & Sheppard who... More
Ollie joined Anderson & Sheppard this year from Newham College... More
Jennie is the most recent apprentice coat maker to join... More
John Hitchcock is Managing Director and Head Cutter at Anderson... More
Ruth is an apprentice coatmaker More
Anda is the Vice Chairman of Anderson & Sheppard and... More
Audie runs the Clifford Street store and has 30 years... More
Emily joined Anderson & Sheppard in December 2011 and works... More
Conor joined Anderson & Sheppard in 2012 and works in... More
Ashleigh joined Anderson & Sheppard as an apprentice coatmaker early... More
Tag Archives: john hitchcock
First New York trip
I went to New York for the first time this past month for the Anderson & Sheppard visit. Professionally the experience was great. It opens your eyes to the way the trips function, the number of clients you see within …
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Posted by on July 30, 2012
I only applied here
I started at Anderson & Sheppard as an apprentice coatmaker over in Foubert Place a few months ago. I had been studying at London College of Fashion: I was at the end of the first of my two years on …
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Posted by on January 17, 2011
Striking out
The past couple of weeks I’ve been striking out for the first time – marking the patterns onto the cloth, with chalk – under the supervision of Mr Hitchcock. I’ve been practising quite a lot in my spare time as …
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Posted by on January 10, 2011
Getting my shears
I got my shears in August last year, one year after I joined. I was involved with an exhibition we had at the Victoria & Albert Museum and it seemed as good a time as any. Anderson & Sheppard …
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Posted by on December 27, 2010
Learning about lays
This past month I’ve been learning a lot about the different lays for different types of suit. A lay is the way the sections of a suit are arranged on the cloth, and there are lots of permutations. There’s single-breasted …
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Posted by on December 20, 2010
Drawing the arm hole
The past couple of weeks I’ve been striking out for the first time – marking the patterns onto the cloth, with chalk – under the supervision of Mr Hitchcock. I’ve been practising quite a lot in my spare time as …
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Posted by on November 29, 2010
I was inspired by my father
I’ve been at Anderson & Sheppard about two months now. I joined from Newham College – I was in the same class as Finnan but the classes were staggered slightly and I ended up starting about a month later. We …
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Posted by on September 27, 2010
Presentation of Savile Row Bespoke diplomas
Last month, on 9 July, several Anderson & Sheppard apprentices received their diplomas in recognition of finishing the Savile Row Bespoke Association’s apprentice scheme. The Notebook’s own Oliver Spencer was among those awarded at the event, which took place in …
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Posted by on August 30, 2010