The Chinese Seamstress On Saville Street

"In the advanced custom Menswear Savile Row (Saville Street) work, the only Chinese who won the gold scissors."

This is the personal introduction of "Mei-Quan".

So, "in Saville street there are Chinese tailors", "still a girl" and other questions with amazing, spread in fashion.

How did a dry short hair schoolgirl base herself on the custom street? The reporter interviewed her recently.

Because love learns to make clothes.

Her name is

He is a Heilongjiang girl. She is 30 years old.

After graduating from high school, I went to London to study language as many foreign students, and then read some business courses.

It is purely coincidental to be associated with clothing.

"When her boyfriend was graduated from central Saint Martin, he suggested that I should learn to dress.

Though not

Foundation, but I have learned oil painting, and I also like to do some clippings on clothing.

After sending a lot of clothing research and getting the recommendation letter, they were accepted by the fashion design women's wear specialty.

According to other students, 11 years ago, Saint Martin had very few Chinese students.

"But I find that I prefer traditional custom-made clothes, and those strong styles of art and design do not attract me."

After reading for second years, she was given a full-time job of a man's wear by her boyfriend.

"I came from an ordinary family. I read and worked part-time, I worked in Chinese restaurants, I sold bread.

Due to the conflict between full-time work and academic time, I decided to suspend my studies. "

In this way, she began her professional career in men's clothing in England. "At the beginning, I worked for the British actor Tom Baker, produced many costumes, and later went to work in Citibank related clothing department, and accumulated a lot of experience."

It's a coincidence to enter Saville street.

"Entering Saville street is another coincidence."

Quan Yingmei said it was still related to her boyfriend. "The first store I worked in Savile Row was Kilgour.

A fellow villager in Malaysia was a tailor of Kilgour who wanted to recruit an apprentice in Asia, so I went in smoothly.

Starting with thimble and basic skills, she became a part of Savile Row from a senior tailor of clothing.

"In Savile row learning, a solid basic skill is very important, so at the beginning of the school, the teacher or even the hands of the new apprenticeship will be tied up with a rope and practice needles.

It's very difficult at first, but when you get used to it, the stitched stitches will remain uniform and will not penetrate the lower fabric.

In the eyes of all Ying Mei, Savile Row has been changing, but it always represents British culture, such as respect for traditional concepts and the refinement of details.

"Every shop has its own style, such as Welsh & Jefferies, which I work now, with a strong style and a military uniform style.

It has been making military uniform for the royal family, such as Prince Welsh.

Currently in

Full time seamen or print master, the whole Ying Mei is the only Chinese born and raised in China.

She was fresh in her memory.

"When I first arrived here, because they were new people and Asian faces, they met people in other stores. They often pretended not to see or even make a detour.

But now, they say hello.

Based on this, she felt that she was persistent in her work, public and private, and focused on details.

"There is no discrimination in this industry, and education is not important.

The accumulation of manual practice and experience is very important.

Even if you are a Savile Row decades old tailor, the craft is not good or not; even if you are a novice, you can get a good chance if you are always asking for yourself.

The seamstress is a little boss.

Several British newspaper reporters told me that Ying Mei was very low-key.

Her story is much more than that.

She worked in the Welsh & Jefferies store for 3 years, when a partner in the shop retired, so in January of this year, Quan Ying bought some of the shares of the shop and became one of the 3 partners.

"Many Savile Row stores now have major customers overseas, such as the US and the Middle East.

But more than 60% of my clients are British locals, and many of them are customers from the grandparents.

Now, when she is a small boss, her main job is to print and make all the women's clothes, and to make some men's clothes, and to check the quality of all the clothes in the shop.

Some time ago, Fan Bingbing, who had designed "Dragon Robe" for Lawrence Hu, met her in London and asked her to make a men's suit.

All Ying Mei's daily work is very fixed and relaxed.

There are 10 traditional shops in the morning, and there will be afternoon tea in the morning and close at 5 in the evening.

"Colleagues and bosses in the store are very good at each other. If there is no urgent matter every Friday, they will close early, and all employees will go to the bar next to drink."

She says she likes wine tasting, so she enjoys it.

"Apart from work, there are still many parts of life.

Working hard will make you more beautiful.

The smart little Chinese boss will bring his employees to travel to 4~5 and Switzerland every year.