Tailoring is a garment construction process with unique parameters. If it was a winter sport, I imagine it would be professional slalom skiing. Each calculated step and process may appear rather unnecessary, but omit it or approach it with a carefree manner, and it will be your undoing. Traditional tailoring is about precision and calculation. […]
julie francois-campbell
Jay Francois-Campbell is a theatrical tailor and costume maker at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London. She specialises in costumes for opera and ballet.
Jay has made garments for men, women and children for film, TV, theatre, family entertainment, fashion, special events and pantomime, and is the author of ‘Simple Tailoring and Alterations’ which is available in John Lewis, London and on sale worldwide.
When not conducting talks on all aspects of garment construction, she can be found scoffing popcorn whilst watching the latest blockbuster film at her local cinema, or trying to locate the potatoes she planted on her allotment.