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SUMMARY:Patrick Grant
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Grant has a lot to say about clothes; how many we buy\, how we value them\, what they’re made from\, and importantly who made them and where. His campaigning clothes brand Community Clothing supports local clothing and textile manufacturers across the UK and Patrick is an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion and clothing industry\, for moving beyond sustainable to circular and regenerative. \nCareer\nPatrick’s career in fashion has spanned almost two decades. In that time he has rebuilt the Savile Row tailor Norton & Sons\, relaunched E. Tautz\, for which he won Menswear Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards\, and built the most successful designer collaboration in Debenham’s history with Hammond & Co. He has worked with some of the world’s best known brands including Cartier\, Rolls Royce\, Lotus\, BMW\, Mercedes\, The Macallan\, Chivas Regal\, Barbour\, Christian Louboutin\, and Alexander McQueen. \nIn 2015 Patrick bought the ailing Blackburn clothing manufacturer Cookson & Clegg\, saving the factory from closure. This got him thinking about the fate of the many other great UK textile and garment makers\, many of which he knew well\, and how to secure their future and the future prosperity of the communities that those businesses support. The result of this thinking was Community Clothing which was launched in 2016 and has since earned him widespread praise. \nTV\nPatrick is a regular on TV and Radio\, as a commentator and a documentary maker\, but he is best known for his role on the hit BBC series The Great British Sewing Bee\, which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2022. Patrick won Celebrity Mastermind and The Weakest Link but didn’t do as well in Masterchef. He has written on diverse subjects for many titles including The Financial Times\, The Times and GQ. He has written three books\, Original Man\, published in 2014\, and released LESS (a Sunday Times bestseller) and The Savile Row Suit in May 2024 . \nPatrick has a degree in Materials Science from Leeds and an MBA from Oxford\, an honorary Doctorate from Heriot Watt\, an honorary Fellowship from UCLan\, is an honorary Professor at Glasgow Caledonian\, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is the Chancellor of Queen Margaret University\, Edinburgh (QMU). In 2018 he gave a Ted Talk about the thinking behind Community Clothing. And he is an ambassador for The King’s Foundation\, a charity which supports education activities for people of all ages across the UK. \nBook signingPop-up bar*TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE IN DECEMBER
URL:https://illuminate.kirkbylonsdale.org/event/patrick-grant-illuminate-festival-2027/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Church St\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, Cumbria\, LA6 2AX\, United Kingdom
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