Patrick Grant Interview

[Stanley the 2nd]

I get the feeling that perhaps Norton & Sons aren't making a great deal of money and that the rtw spin off could be lucrative for them. Plus Patrick Grant seems to fancy himself as a bit of a Tom Ford character...

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by Stanley the 2nd

I get the feeling that perhaps Norton & Sons aren't making a great deal of money and that the rtw spin off could be lucrative for them. Plus Patrick Grant seems to fancy himself as a bit of a Tom Ford character...

A little bit...

He likes being the frontman but all businessmen are a little ego driven..

 

[SimonC]

Originally Posted by Lusitano

Someone has to pay this.

I'm not entirely defending Patrick, but my understanding is that his MBA was paid for by his previous employer (who offered him voluntary redundancy when they relocated) and that he had to sell a fair portion of his personal possessions (plus his house) when funding his initial investment in Norton & Sons.

 

[sirhardyscardy]

Originally Posted by andreyb2

How many???

I visited Norton's cutting room. Well... there is barely space for nine people.

Andrey

I think perhaps the journalist may be mistaking tailors with cutters.

 

[sirhardyscardy]

Originally Posted by lasbar

David Ward made me a great suit but I haven't met a Norton customer that often...

Now ,he has left to join Patrick Murphy at Huntsman, Norton is dead...

He is too focused on Tautz...

By your reckoning this would mean that:

Huntsman died when Gordon Alsleban left.

Gieves & Hawkes died when Patrick Murphy left.

Davies & Sons died when Patrick Murphy (the year before).

I think you underestimate the resilience of Savile Row.

 

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Originally Posted by sirhardyscardy

By your reckoning this would mean that:

Huntsman died when Gordon Alsleban left.

Gieves & Hawkes died when Patrick Murphy left.

Davies & Sons died when Patrick Murphy (the year before).

I think you underestimate the resilience of Savile Row.

I didn't say that but when a talented cutter like david Ward is leaving ,it is never a good thing for a tailoring house...

Now Huntsman has got Murphy and Ward and they would have me back...

 

[Lusitano]

Everybody is substitutable, that's a premise of classic management !

 

[lasbar]

Yes and no...

Anderson or Huntsman suits are only as good as the tailoring team doing the work...

Some people think an Anderson suits is always great because of its DNA...

Have you seen some of the disasters on SF?

Too many people buy bespoke for the name on the door and that's for me an echo of the designers lifestyle promises...