When Lisa Coolen walked into the Westgate Ballroom in Bradford to sign up for a new tailoring academy she was immediately transported back to her childhood. "I wore only what my grandmother made until ...

The 11,500 sq ft academy will be at Crusader Estate, near Fashion Enter’s main factory in Haringey. It will be equipped with the latest tailoring machinery to train and develop new skills and ...

Kotei, a former tailor at Savile Row tailor Charlie Allen, receives no external funding from the public or private sector to run the course. She fears basic tailoring skills will vanish in the UK ...

The new tailoring academy, founded by Imran Khan (right) will operate from the refurbished Westgate Ballroom [Aisha Iqbal/BBC] When Lisa Coolen walked into the Westgate Ballroom in Bradford to sign up ...