Maurice Sedwell Andrew Ramroop Savile Row Tailor

[GetShirty]

As a response to me making up the story about Mr Ramproot. I was the factory manager for Simpson & Wood shirtmakers at the time we made for several Jermyn Street shirtmakers among them Harvie and Hudson and several other top end bespoke tailors in Savile Row. I have no need to make up stories about this. So whatever :)

[barbarshater]

any one know the music name in the begining of the vid pls

[PrismaMD]

How can anyone take this man seriously? He's from an island where people walk around eating bananas and drinking coconut. A real tailor started the craft at the age of 10-12 and took 20 years to become a master. What happend to the good old white tailors of yesterday?

[GetShirty]

I worked as a bespoke shirtmaker during the late 80's and early 90's and met Mr Ramproot on a few occasions. He had a very dismissive attitude towards making a shirt  pattern. Stating how easy it was. So I suggested he made the next pattern for his customer. It was dire. The neck was at least 3 inches to big and the pattern did not fit together.

[MrEbonyman]

GetShirty:

I actually visited Mr. Ramroof's shop on Savile-row in March 2008, and I will tell you that he is clearly the best suitmaker on Savile-row hands down!

[SavileRowTailor1]

@GetShirty You are obviously making up this story. Who did he make the shirt for. Evidence old boy, evidence. I was trained by the esteemed Master Tailor Andrew Ramroop OBE and his high class training got me a job in Savile Row.

[34thshaolinstudent]

Firstly, they claim all they suits R truly hand-made bespoke. I tell U the truth; U cannot make a suit purely by hand. Only an idiot can believe that. At least 80% of the suit is done by machine. All the seams including the pockets, lining & buttons holes etc... are all sewn by machine as soon as U've left the workshop. Thats the trick "WE" tailors do. In fact, WE confuse u all the bold bastitching so u think something handmade is being done but in fact, the actul job is done by machine!

[abdulmismail]

@34thshaolinstudent You speak 100% truth. I always thought bespoke meant "by hand" but it actually means "in-house". The hand stitching is just for show and doesn't actually hold anything together.

I buy all my material from Holland and Sherry (Saville Row) but my tailor in Liverpool, Ken Ellis does all of my suits. He charges £350 for a three peice suit and and extra pair of trousers. Of course, material is extra. The same suits would cost ~£3000 to make at Saville Row.

[34thshaolinstudent]

Savile row's nostalgia of haute couture fantasy is all crap really. They highjack a menial working class craftsmanship and try to turn it into upper class stuff and charge people a million £ for it. Any tailor can do what they do for a far lesser charge.

[antiochus66]

any tailor can do this stuff,sorry that is crap.

please give us a list of the normal local tailors you use and rate?

i was in maurice sedwells today a great friendly experience.

i am quite poor really but next year i am going to get a suit made.

andrew is a fantastic talent and a real gentleman. i already know that i will end up with something very special,a classic piece with perfect detailing with a modern twist.

[ten2468]

@antiochus66 You do not sew do u cause I do and I can tell you it is not easy. peoples skills are varied. ask you tailor to make you a suit and you will see what I mean.

[ten2468]

@antiochus66 You do not sew do u, cause I do and I can tell you it is not easy. peoples skills are varied. ask you tailor to make you a suit and you will see what I mean.

[mukatuna]

Nice if one can afford it. Some of us have to get our suits from Tesco.

[peadarosy]

The best suits on Savile Row and an OBE to prove it! Attention to detail and customer care is beyond compare.

There are lots of people watch what this man is doing and this is evident from his appearances on TV.

A true Savile Row experience.

[screwoffreg]

This man is amazing. I hope to make enough of myself to have a suit created by him!

[ellispratt]

In the 2009 New Year Honours List, Andrew Ramroop received an OBE.

[letmeinviteyou]

he or ozwald would be my choices

[oscargurses]

theres an article on him at MetroSex, this man actually overcam huge obstacles ( financial and race related) to become one of the greates tailors in the world, kudos to him

[StephanAOTTO]

"It's fun to do great tailoring."

No argument here.

For the best in SR(on many levels) choose a tailor who DOES NOT have a royal warrant. In these shops, you'll get both classicism AND sex appeal, something not found in the military-based tailors adored by the monarchy.

[samsation7]

+1. H. Poole and others with royal warrants have a "house cut" in mind. Unless you know exactly what you want, you will get a house treatment. Personally, I'll take M. Sedwell bespoke anytime .

[StephanAOTTO]

I totally agree.