E30 - Indian Bespoke Tailor and Cutter: Jitesh (Lalu) Merchant | Tailoring in Conversation

Tailoring in Conversation with Jitesh (Lalu) Merchant from A Sequeira Bespoke Academy Instagram A Sequeira Bespoke Academy: https://www.instagram.com/asequeirabespokeacademy/ Instagram HNBT: https://www.instagram.com/hotneedleandburningthread/ Feel free to share your questions, thoughts, and comments! #tailoringinconversation #bespoketailoring #tailoringinterview ------------------ CHAPTERS ------------------ 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Why tailoring? 05:35 - What is A Sequeira Bespoke Academy? 07:27 - Learning from different masters 10:54 - Transition from apprentice to running the workshop 12:42 - How can you tell someone is a master? 16:34 - What is a good teacher? 23:01 - How do you recognise good students? 26:30 - Book on tailoring 29:14 - Bespoke tailoring in India 35:33 - Current generation of tailors 37:16 - What are the opportunities for young tailors? 39:24 - Craftsmanship and international factories in the Indian market 47:10 - Tailoring schools in India 50:20 - Speed round