Today was a very busy day. This was because one of the staff members is going to New York tomorrow. Gabe wanted most of the jobs done before he went so that there wasn’t much left to do while he was away. Today and yesterday consisted of a lot of running around London, dropping off and picking up.

Today I had to pick up suits from the London studio, ready for the fittings with the clients. I then had to drop off further suits and measurements for alterations and suits to be constructed. This is very time consuming as the other studio is in Aldgate and quite away from the main studio where I am spending most of my time at the moment.
This is because I am having to carry 4 or 5 suits, with 4 or 5 pieces of cloth ready to be cut up for the new suits. Saving myself money on gym memberships; I am definitely getting a work out!

In the afternoon, I spent most of my day at the BBC with a very good client of OH. I was there with Gabriel, doing a first fit, this is checking the fit on the suit and marking/ pinning any alterations that are required within the fit of the suit.
Today the problem was in the trousers, the waist was slightly loose, but the thigh was too tight. To fix this problem, the seat was taken in at the back seam, and the fork and thigh were released where all possible. All this work was done in the studio in Aldgate.
A lot of the time spent with this customer was choosing the new suit. The cloth, lining and design of the suit were made today. Once the trousers have been fitted, we will alter the block for our client so we have it for his future suits. I am back in the BBC tomorrow to bring back the trousers and hopefully they will fit.