Joanna Spreadbury, an apprentice at Savile Row tailors Huntsman, has been introduced as the newest winner of The Golden Shears Award within the fiftieth anniversary yr of what’s dubbed the “Oscars of the tailoring world”.
In addition to being awarded The Golden Shears on the ceremony on Monday night, held on the Service provider Taylors’ Corridor within the Metropolis of London, Spreadbury obtained a £3,000 prize.
From nearly 90 entries, 25 finalists had been chosen based mostly on their technical excellence to compete within the Golden Shears Last 2025. The extremely anticipated last featured a stay catwalk present judged by business leaders, and three winners had been awarded prestigious trophies as a part of the night.
Model judges for this yr’s awards included AllSaints Founder, Stuart Trevor, Head of Trend at The Every day Telegraph, Lisa Armstrong, and famend Trend Editor and Artistic Director, Catherine Hayward, whereas technical judges included Will Adams from Dunhill and Brigitte Steputis from Vivienne Westwood.
London Faculty of Trend Pupil, Tilda Jonathan, scooped second place successful The Silver Shears and £2,500, whereas Connock & Lockie apprentice, Kasia Hughes, got here in third place successful The Rising Star Award and £2,000.
Held each two years, the celebrated competitors unites expert vogue college students and apprentice tailors, offering a platform to showcase their artistic imaginative and prescient and technical excellence and rejoice the subsequent technology of UK tailoring and vogue expertise.
The night was hosted by Nick Hewer and Simon Cundey from Savile Row tailors Henry Poole & Co., and the awards had been supported by The Pollen Property, landlord of numerous properties in and round Savile Row, The Service provider Taylors’ Firm, The Drapers’ Firm, and CAPITB Belief.
Jenny Casebourne, Head of Portfolio of The Pollen Property, stated: “The Pollen Property is proud to help The Golden Shears awards once more this yr. As custodians of Savile Row and surrounding streets, the subsequent technology of tailors are essential to our neighborhood and these awards are a testomony to craftsmanship within the UK.
“We’re excited to assist nurture the long run generations of their information and abilities of go well with making and we sit up for seeing extra younger expertise coming into a profession in tailoring.”
The Golden Shears Committee Chairman, Girl Annie Harding, added: “The Golden Shears 2025 at Service provider Taylors’ Corridor was an exemplary showcase of tailoring excellence.
“The occasion highlighted the contributors’ exceptional abilities and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all who attended. An enormous thanks to the sponsors CapitB, The Pollen Property, and The Drapers’ Firm, the incredible judges, and naturally, all who entered and supported the occasion. Enormous congratulations to the winners.”
