After years of men’s tailoring school programs being shut down for lack of interest, it’s nice to see not only renewed interest, but also to know that there still are training programs around.
Located in Dublin, Ireland, the National Tailoring Academy runs an accredited post-graduate course in Bespoke Fashion Tailoring. An email from one of the instructors advises us that
“It’s designed for students with fashion qualifications or industry professionals who want to go further into the garment manufacturing process, both hand and factory method. There is a limited amount of time but we can start the students off on the right path and some have gone on to paid apprenticeships, others to work with international manufacturers.
Our staff are qualified Master Tailors and we have frequent visits from Savile Row tailors for talks and master-classes, along with a few other short courses to make use of our facilities.
Our facilities are the best in Ireland…”
Certainly from the photos available they seem to be very well-equipped and while I can’t speak to any of it fist-hand, those interested in advancing their studies in the craft might want to explore this option.
