E. Tautz

Designer name: Patrick Grant

Origin: Edinburgh

Design background: Patrick studied at Leeds and Oxford. He has been running Norton & Sons, a bespoke tailoring house on Savile Row, since 2005.

What are your design signatures? “At the heart of the E. Tautz collection is Savile Row cutting; elegant shoulders, suppressed waist, well proportioned, well balanced and unfussy in keeping with the sporting and military traditions. E. Tautz like simple cutting paired with bold accents of colour and pattern - cloths with scale and texture; big checks, fine flannels, and stripes.”

How would you describe the E.Tautz man? “The Tautz man has a classic English sensibility mixed with a kind of schoolboy humour; he likes to dress elegantly, but enjoys clothes with wit.”

Trademark piece: “I think probably our hand appliquéd knits, they sum up everything we stand for: simple, beautifully handmade, with a schoolboy sense of humour and style.”

Three spring/summer 2012 inspirations: “Felix Carvajal (the marathon running postman), the 1924 Paris Olympics and Oxford rowers.”

What’s next for your brand?
 “A beautiful old Victorian studio on the banks of the Thames.” 
 
 

Who are your design heroes? 
“John Pawson, Mies van der Rohe and Yves Saint Laurent.” 

 

What’s your favourite cultural hotspot in the capital?
 “The Tate Britain, a short bicycle ride from Savile Row.”

In five years' time I will be…
 “Able to afford a decent lunch.”


E.Tautz won the Menswear Designer award at the British Fashion Awards 2010.