Full Time CPD Diploma in
Bespoke Fashion Tailoring
(Womenswear)
and
Full Time CPD Diploma in
Bespoke Fashion Tailoring
(Menswear)
Beginning October 2015
For Fashion Graduates and
Industry Professionals
National Tailoring Academy, 8 & 9 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1, Ireland
Ph: +353 (0)1 8148883
web: www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie
email: [email protected]
The National Tailoring
Academy is about both
the heritage of
tailoring in Ireland and
the future of tailoring
skills and tailoring
education in Ireland.
The National Tailoring
Academy is spread across
three floors in a newly
renovated building in the heart
of Dublin city centre close to
local amenities, shopping and
transport
Our main sewing floor is
designed around best
practice industry standards,
allowing students to learn
garment construction in a
professional environment.
Following an insatiable
demand from graduates for
work placements, a feasibility
study was comissioned and the
result is a one year post graduate Diploma in Bespoke Fashion Tailoring.
Large work spaces and low
student numbers allow
students to work
comfortably with maximum
one-on-one guidance from our
tailors
Modern tailoring is a fusion of
traditional hand skills and
modern machinery so Master
Tailors deliver the education
while there has also been
substantial investment in state
of the art modern
machinery. Our workrooms are
designed to facilitate learning in
both ready-to-wear and
bespoke tailoring skills.
We use top of the range
sewing and pressing
equipment to allow students to
learn about, and produce clothing to the higest standard finish.
Our diploma also includes a
business module preparing
students for working in the
garment industry.
A sixty thousand euro
investment in machinery and
equipment allows students to learn in
a professional environment and gain
skills to enhance their career
prospects.
Alongside technical skills, our students learn traditional handsewing
techniques, advanced pattern cutting and business skills through our
year long accredited CPD/ Postgraduate Diploma in menswear or
womenswear.
The National Tailoring Academy at Louis Copeland runs both short and
long courses accredited by the Dublin Institute of Technology
German trained
womenswear Master
Tailor Andrea Boyle
works with full time
students and teaches
our advanced cutting
courses.
She has worked
cutting in the Irish
luxury fashion industry
for over 25 years.
Annmarie Flood,
former CEO of one of
Ireland’s largest retail
chains, and Liz Quin,
designer and former
co-owner of Quin and
Donnelly, a successful
fashion brand for over
30 years, lecture on our
fashion business
fundamentals course.
Head master tailor
Sandor Enyedi was
the first tailor to pass
through the difficult Hungarian master
exams in over 15 years.
His 35 years of industry
knowledge in bespoke
and ready to wear
garment production is
being passed to a new
generation of students.
The Arthur Ryan Retail
Centre at the Dublin
Institute of Technology
partner the National
Tailoring Academy.
Tailoring skills such as
producing up to five
different styles of hand
tailored buttonholes
are passed on to
students who could
never learn these skills
anywhere else.
A day spent in this
pursuit alone is one of
of most popular short
courses.
Our students also learn
from a series of guest
tailors and lecturers. Irish
trained Master Tailor
Ronnie Johnson works
with part time students
and Kathryn Sargent of
Savile Row is joining us
as external assessor in
2014/15.
Our full and part time
Diplomas are fully
accredited along with
a number of evening
courses.
CPD Diploma in Bespoke Fashion Tailoring (Level 7)
Module 1:
Bespoke Handtailoring Skills
Both men and womenswear pathway students take this
module.
This module delivers instruction in more than 15 styles
of handsewing required for bespoke tailoring. Four hand
constructed buttonhole styles will also be taught along with
detailed tuition in threads, fabrics and sewing
materials.
Module 2:
Advanced Pattern Cutting
Students on this module will follow either a mens or
womenswear pathway. We build on the student’s previous
pattern cutting knowledge. Details such as sleeves, vents,
use of canvas, interfacing, and lining along with suit patterns are covered and an emphasis is placed on fit and
accurate cutting.
Low class numbers
for both our full time
and part time courses
mean individual
attention for every
student
Module 3:
Bespoke Garment Construction
Students on this module will follow either a mens or
womenswear pathway. In this module sewing and construction techniques are developed with an emphasis on
bespoke tailoring details. Canvassing, interfacing, lining,
bespoke jacket construction, waistbands, vents, hand-sewn
collars, cuffs, ironwork and materials are some of the areas
covered in this module.
Module 4:
Industry/RTW
Both men and womenswear pathway students take this
module.
This module introduces students to the latest sewing
machinery and specialist equipment used in manufacturing
and tailoring today providing an advantage for those who
plan to work in the Ready-to-Wear industry or who will be
working with international factories in the future.
This module includes guest lecturers and a 3-day site visit
to international luxury manufacturing facilities.
Module 5:
Business Development
Both men and womenswear pathway students take this
module.This module covers fashion business fundamentals
– product development, supply chain management,
finance & costing, and sales & distribution and business
planning. The student finishes with a complete
business plan.
Module 6: Final Collection
Both men and womenswear pathway students take this module.
A mini bespoke collection of tailored garments with a focus on technical ability, using skills learned
in semester one in men’s or womenswear. These collections will be showcased at the end of year
exhibition.
CPD Diploma International Trip
As part of our Ready to Wear/ Industry Module, students
visit top end international manufacturing facilites. This
offers students the opportunity to learn how to work
with manufacturers and the roles available within large
organisations.
In 2015 we visited Milan to see the headquarters,
factories and showrooms of Canali. The students also had
a day to conduct market research in the top luxury stores
in Italy.
Our 2014 trip took our postgraduates all around Hungary
visiting manufacturing facilities for top level womenswear
design hourses along with the factories of Berwin and
Berwin who manufacture high end menswear suiting for
multiple companies.
Hear what others have to say about us...
“On our factory visits to Hungary we got to see
how different the tailoring manufacturing industry
is to what we learned during our Bespoke Fashion
Tailoring course. From this course I also was selected
to compete in the final of the International Fashion
Student competition in Wuhan, China. And even now
Alex de Paula representing the Tailoring Academy
is competing for the title in Wuhan. Without the
knowledge the Tailoring Academy has given me I
would never have been offered an internship and
from that a job with Berwin & Berwin, one of Europe’s
largest Tailoring manufacturers.” - Alison McEvoy,
CPD Diploma Graduate
“Fantastic week learning so much from a master! Recommend to anyone who
wants to improve their tricks of the trade!” Robyn Fitzsimons, Designer (short
course participant)
“The quality of the work was a
very high standard, they cover a
great deal in tailoring from cutting
patterns to making hand made
buttonholes, I think this course is an
excellent grounding for a career in
tailoring” - Kathryn Sargent, Master
Tailor
“I got a lot out of it, as you probably can see and I know it’s going to help me bring other
ideas to life! Thanks a mill” Anne Marie Downey, Short Course Participant
“Claire and I really
enjoyed the ironworks
course in December
and are wondering if
you have another one
planned.” Linda Emery
(Harris and Howard
Tailors, UK)
Short Courses at the National Tailoring Academy
Fashion Business Fundamentals
Level 6 Accreditation
10 Week Evening Course
Handtailored Buttonhole Masterclass
One Day Course run throughout the year.
Louis Copeland and Sons Scholarship Programme
Each year Louis Copeland and Sons and the National Tailoring Academy
offers graduates and industry professionals an opportunity to win a full fees paid
scholarship on our accredited CPD/ Postgraduate Diploma in Bespoke Fashion Tailoring.
Advanced Pattern Cutting Courses
Specialist courses run throughout the year
See website for details
Corset Workshop
Week long corset making course run at
different times throughout the year
Hand Tailoring Skills
Level 6 Accreditation
10 Week Course
Bespoke Jacket Making
30 Week Evening Course from October to
May each year
The National Tailoring Academy is always adding new, advanced and innovative
courses to it’s schedule. Sign up to our monthly newsletter online at
www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie to keep up to date with the latest updates.
You can also find out the next start dates, costs and number of places remaining on
each of our courses there too.
The scholarship includes all course fees, DIT registration fees and our international
factory visit, worth a total of eight thousand, nine hundred and ninety five euro.
Scholarship judging panels are made up of both local industry professionals and
designers along with international tailors from Italy and the UK, along with Adrian
Copeland
Information on how to apply can be found on our website:
www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie
The Excellence in Craftsmanship Award
2015- 2016: Choose your specialist pathway
in Menswear or Womenswear
In October 2015 our DIT Accredited Continuous Professional Development Diploma in
Bespoke Fashion Tailoring is changing. Students will now be able to specialise in menswear
or womenswear tailoring during their time at the Academy. Master Tailors will lead both
pathways. The application process for both pathways can be found on our website
www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie
The Excellence in Craftsmanship Award is a perpetual award presented to a selected
graduate who displays the highest level of skill in tailoring each year. The trophy is bog oak
carved in our signature button, with solid silver thimble, needle and thread detail. The winner
is also awarded a solid silver button emblem and framed certificate. The 2014 award went to
Caroline Butler, a CPD Diploma graduate currently working in costume. The 2015 award will
be presented at our June graduate showcase.
New Courses for 2015
The National Tailoring Academy will be running several new masterclasses this
year including a lingerie masterclass with former La Perla consultant Caoimhe
O’Dwyer and a ladies jacket masterclass with Master Tailor Brita Hirsch who
will be travelling to Ireland from the UK to host the summer session. Log on to
our website www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie to see all our short and evening
courses running throughout the year.
We also run corporate courses and private lessons catered to the needs or the
individual or the company. Please contact us for further details on this
The Copeland family has
nearly 100 years of
expertise in
tailoring in Ireland. One of
Irelands premiere menswear
retailer with stores
nationwide,
Louis Copeland and Sons is
the sole Irish
member of the IMG
International retail group.
National Tailoring Academy at Louis Copeland, 8 & 9 Strand Street Great,
Dublin 1, Ireland
+353 (0)1 814 8883
www.nationaltailoringacademy.ie
[email protected]