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What motivated your desire to build based Peter Bagley couture & tailoring What motivated your desire to build the the UK UK based Peter Bagley couture & tailoring house brand on London’s Saville Row? your experience on Saville Row helped house brand on London’s Saville Row? Has Has your experience on Saville Row helped you you to build your position? to build your own own position? I have always believed if you going to something do something always stars I have always believed that that if you are are going to do always aim aim for for the the stars to to be the possibly Saville Row is acknowledged as being home be the best best you you can can possibly be. be. Saville Row is acknowledged as being the the home of of some of the finest tailors tailoring in the world so for is where I had to be. some of the finest tailors and and tailoring in the world so for me me this this is where I had to be. I have learned many things from technically from interaction I have learned many things from this this not not only only technically but but also also from interaction with clients. Each client a different lifestyle requirements. is lovely to talk with my my clients. Each client has has a different lifestyle and and requirements. It is It lovely to talk listen to interesting people no two people same I learned to build a rapport and and listen to interesting people no two people are are the the same and and I learned to build a rapport with clients, something to this I endeavor to do. with my my clients, something that that to this day day I endeavor to do. True luxury all about experience. us insight an insight what might True luxury is all is about the the experience. Can Can you you give give us an into into what one one might experience a client when enter your atelier? experience as a as client when they they enter your atelier? atelier is furnished with antiques to give impression of tradition which The The atelier is furnished with antiques to give the the impression of tradition which fine fine tailoring demands. However, I approach customers with deference respect tailoring demands. However, I approach my my customers with deference and and respect no no hard advice is given when asked. I have a boardroom customers to and sit and hard sell sell advice is given when asked. I have a boardroom for for my my customers to sit discuss their needs in privacy. coffee or something stronger is served, which creates discuss their needs in privacy. Tea, Tea, coffee or something stronger is served, which creates a more relaxed atmosphere depending on my customers either be fine in fine china a more relaxed atmosphere depending on my customers this this will will either be in china or beakers. is the start of the Peter Bagley experience. or beakers. This This is the start of the Peter Bagley experience.