I'm William Westmancott and at 30 years old, I'm probably the youngest Savile Row tailor practicing today. However, I come with a fair few years of experience; I've been making clothing for nearly 14 years. Unlike most Savile Row tailors working for Savile Row Tailoring Houses, I am a freelance tailor, working for you. I no longer have a house on Savile Row; I'm a homeless Savile Row Tailor and because of this I can save you thousands on your Savile Row Bespoke Suit.

My story is a simple one:

At school my only ambition was to become a vet and I devoted myself to this successfully until I took up a hobby of sewing.

This hobby grew into an all consuming passion for making clothes, and before I knew it, I was nervously walking down the hallowed Savile Row in my best suit trying to pluck up the courage to go into one of the imposing shops to ask about apprenticeships.

I was lucky: right place, right time. A few weeks later I was back on the row starting my first day at Anthony J. Hewitt. And it was here that my love for Savile Row and the people who work there began.

That's not to say it was easy...

Savile Row can be a harsh place for a young lad, with its old fashioned ways. But for the chance to work alongside such immensely talented people, it was well worth it.

It was at Anthony Hewitt where I really learnt how to sew. I was taught by Henry O’Connell who was an 83 year old tailor who made his first suit at the age of 8. His 74 years of experience and kindly Irish ways made me the tailor I was to become.

A short while later I moved next door to Dege and Skinner, one of the oldest and most revered Savile Row tailors, with more royal warrants than room to display them. Here I worked under the head cutter, Peter Ward, a man of phenomenal talent. 7 years later, a fully fledged Savile Row cutter, I left to follow my dream of starting my own tailoring house.

After nearly 3 years running William Westmancott, the recession hit and I sadly couldn’t afford to keep going and I had to close for business in December 2008.

Now I'm back in and better than ever before. I now cut, fit and sew every garment myself and I work from a workshop at home, guaranteeing you excellent quality, a fantastic experience and exceptional value for money.

To keep overheads low and prices unbeatable, I now have no Savile row showroom and instead visit you in your home, office or hotel. If you need to meet me elsewhere, I will happily book a meeting room somewhere convenient, or you are welcome to come to my home and see me at work making suits.

I would love to make you a suit, please contact me to find out more.

E-mail: enquiries@williamwestmancott.com
Phone: 0207 060 36 56