I am sure anyone that has been an apprentice in the latest years will understand. It was nearly impossible to find real and useful bespoke tailoring information and in workshops, tailors are usually not willing to properly train people for various reason, but one of them is that they don't understand the principles or the reasons enough to transfer the knowledge to any person like Reza does.
It is mind blowing the amount oh thought he puts on every single step and how he has unlocked a very powerful understanding of everything related to covering a body.
It is even more amazing and shows a lot of nobility and balls to decide to share it with everyone that is willing to listen.
From now on the tailoring world will count time in "years before Reza" and "years after Reza"
As I write this I feel like crying. It's been a very long path and now I finally feel relieved and taken care of. But is not the end of that path, is only the beginning.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
I agree. Learning a trade is only half of what, in my opinion, it takes to be a true tradesman. Every trade has a tradition of masters sharing their knowledge with an apprentice. The success, advancement, and future of a trade depends on it. As an outsider, it's interesting to hear Reza speak of his experience learning the tailor trade. That he was able to become a master tailor is impressive, but that he is determined to share everything he knows with people interested in learning the trade, whether or not the student, like myself doesn't intend to pursue it as a career. That tells me a lot about Reza and the importance he puts on teaching others the trade.
I've read several posts and heard in Reza's conversation videos that speak to the careful, limited sharing of how to do a job without divulging the reasons for choices made...just do it the way we do it. It takes someone like Reza, who puts the future of the trade and aspiring apprentices ahead of holding tight to skills to prevent question and future competition, to further the tailor trade.
Thanks Reza!
David,
I'm extremely happy to read your comment and humbled by your praises.
Thank you for expressing your thoughts and emotions. It means a lot to me and this is exactly why I do what I do.
Reza
International Schoolof Tailoring
David, I am so happy to hear of the amazing impact Reza has had on you. I feel the same about him. However, I'm 75 so I won't be taking this up as a career but I do try to get the word out about Reza. I learned a new phrase this week "We accept what we tolerate." I think this applies to every disagreeable thing we see around us. It takes just one person with the right mix of qualities to shake up even one thing up that isn't being done in a professional, sharing and suitable manner for the times we live in.
Reza would have been a trailblazer in most anything he chose to focus on. By luck for those of us interested in the highest quality of traditional tailoring, he chose this career. It's going to be very interesting where this journey takes Reza and those who have been exposed to him. And I can tell that this has been a life changing experience for you. The only way something can improve is by sharing your knowledge and not being afraid to let someone else improve on it.