LIVINGSTON: Country Tailoring, a Distant Craft | Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ส.ค. 2023
- Livingston (est.1896) is the last heritage bespoke tailor and outfitter in rural Britain. To this day, the workshop continues to provide fine handcraft tailoring to local customers in Castle Douglas, South-West Scotland.
Started by George Livingston over a century ago - at a time when the tailoring house was amongst thousands scattered all throughout the isle - it is now carried on by his Savile Row-trained great-grandson Andrew Livingston and his son Lewis, who is the fifth generation to work in this proudly independent family-run business.
In the face of dissolving dress codes, the loss of skilled craftspeople and rising living costs - Andrew, his family and team are determined to keep the traditions of their beloved shop alive.
This film is held in the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.
Link:
www.glivingston.co.uk/
Fabulous Andrew. What an amazing heritage and gem of a company. Wishing you all many years of success.
Wish i had a tailor like this in my local high street!
I hope that with the growing concern of sustainability, more people will come to realize the importance of tailoring.
Lovely documentary. Listening to the detailing, the exactness of fine tailoring is in contrast to the shapeless, fast fashion that is today. I hope he will attract people to the art. It is exquisite.
What a great documentary. I hope more will come.
Brilliant documentary, really well done :)
lovely documentrary. I hope this place continues on and the craft and knowledge get passed on. Seeing all those Tailor and cutter books and magazines was like looking at a candy store to me. They are rare now. Finding good books on tailoring are rare.
Interesting connection with Edward Sexton as well, RIP.
A great film & story. Well done Andrew & I wish continued success for you & yours. Regards Bob Sneddon
I’d love to meet but it’s 8hours
I really hope, that this kind of people survive! They deserve it, because they keep respecting traditions and don´t follow this modern life based on nonsense and technology. This stupid modern life has already been around since the internet begining and I am pretty sure, that it should be changed. I don´t want to push every person on planet to live the old way, dress up and so on, but traditional life should return to much bigger degree, than it is nowadays and it is not difficult. If most nice restaurants and other establishments command formal dress code, the old quality culture will be back. I hope, it will happen in future, because modern life style has really not proven to be functional.
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Sir you are doing amazing work please do make more videos like this we are craving to watch bespoke craftsmanship. Suggestion - any article of your House cut . Thanks for this too 🙏🏻👍