Events

Established in 2023, WIT is a not-for-profit community,  providing opportunities for discussion and education by hosting quarterly events that connect women from all sectors of the industry.  

Scroll down the page to look at our previous events. You can also sign up to our Instagram account, @womenintailoring, and to our newsletter by emailing info@womenintailoring, to learn about new events coming up. 

An Evening with Jo Baker Waters
In Discussion with Antonia Ede at Holland & Sherry Savile Row - Photography by Hari Gohel

On Thursday 5th March, we welcomed Jo Baker Waters who shared insights from her remarkable career – from apprenticeships and coat making to fashion design, art and textiles. In conversation with WIT committee member Antonia Sebag-Montefiore, Jo also spoke about her current work expanding tailoring systems into contemporary art, using ethical wool in a world of synthetics.

Jo completed her apprenticeship at Gieves & Hawkes on Savile Row, later practising as a master tailor and developing a signature approach rooted in sculptural tailoring, sharp pattern cutting, and hand construction. She is a double award-winner of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors’ prizes
for “Best Womenswear Tailor” and “Best Bespoke Tailor” (2005). In 2017 she authored and published Pattern Cutting Techniques for Ladies’ Jackets, written to support the transmission of advanced tailoring skills. Formerly Head of Menswear Design at Calvin Klein in New York, Jo was personally sponsored to relocate by Calvin Klein. She worked alongside Raf Simons, Pieter Mulier and Matthieu Blazy, before expanding her practice beyond fashion into contemporary art installation and wearable art. She now works between Los Angeles and London, combining Savile Row precision with material experimentation at architectural scale.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and brought such thoughtful questions, and to Holland & Sherry for hosting.

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The W.I.T. Christmas Party
A Celebration at Hackett 14 Savile Row - Photography by Rikesh Chauhan

All our thanks to the team at Hackett, 14 Savile Row, for such a warm welcome and for hosting this year’s Christmas party in their beautiful townhouse.

Our particular thanks to expert mixologist Sarah and her assistant, Grace, whose exceptional cocktails elevated the evening into something truly special. Our inaugural raffle was a wonderful surprise hit, with a star prize of a made-to-measure shirt, generously donated by our hosts, Hackett.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who joined us at our events this year, and we look forward to many more gatherings in 2026.