What It’s Like to Take Bespoke Tailoring at SLIM’s Fashion and Arts School
There’s more to a tailored jacket than meets the eye. Underneath the perfectly stitched lapel and crisp measured shoulders is a lot of work done by hand. One designer who wanted to learn the ins and outs of creating such a bespoke piece is Iloilo-based fashion designer Peach Garde. Considered one of SLIM’s instructors and Fashion Designer Milka Quin’s “best students” since the online iteration of the course was launched, we spoke to Peach Garde to ask about his experience. “It has been my dream to continue my education in fashion especially in menswear. It would be hard for me to transfer from Iloilo, and when the pandemic hit the course was offered online,” he shares. Below, he details how fulfilling the course was and why designers should try their hand advancing their tailoring skills as well. Can you share how the lecture or module experience was? PG: It was my first course with SLIM’s and I didn’t have any idea how the class would go. I expected it to be even harder on a different