• Skip to main content
  • Skip to site footer
  • About
    • About Me
    • Rates (& Commissioning)
    • Recommendations
    • Videographer
    • (ex-)Manchester Photographer
    • Harrogate Photographer
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Specialities
    • Commercial
    • Editorial
    • Architectural
    • Fashion
    • Performance
    • Public Relations
    • TearSheet
    • [Explore All Post Tags]
  • Client Galleries
  • Photo Jobs Blog
  • Contact
    • Get in touch with me
    • Connect on LinkedIn
    • Follow on Twitter
    • Like on Facebook
    • Follow on Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
Jonathan Pow, Photographer

Jonathan Pow, Photographer

Commercial & Editorial Photography (Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK)

  • About
    • About Me
    • Rates (& Commissioning)
    • Recommendations
    • Videographer
    • (ex-)Manchester Photographer
    • Harrogate Photographer
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Specialities
    • Commercial
    • Editorial
    • Architectural
    • Fashion
    • Performance
    • Public Relations
    • TearSheet
    • [Explore All Post Tags]
  • Client Galleries
  • Photo Jobs Blog
  • Contact
    • Get in touch with me
    • Connect on LinkedIn
    • Follow on Twitter
    • Like on Facebook
    • Follow on Instagram
You are here: Home / Photo Jobs Blog / The tradional gents Tailor – Mel Woodhead in West Yorkshire
January 15, 2013 by Jonathan Pow

The tradional gents Tailor – Mel Woodhead in West Yorkshire

Mel Woodhead sewing a button onto a double brested Harris Tweed overcoat/jacket.
Mel Woodhead sewing a button onto a double brested Harris Tweed overcoat/jacket.
Mel Woodhead sewing a button onto a double brested Harris Tweed overcoat/jacket.
The tailor’s workshop, with a partly contstructed double breasted Harris Tweed overcoat/jacket hanging on the wall.
The tailor’s workshop, with packs of suiting fabrics and other materials on busy shelves.
The tailor with some formal naval outfits he created.
A tweed design, chosen by the customer, ready to be made into a suit.
The tailor’s workshop, with a partly contstructed double breasted Harris Tweed overcoat/jacket hanging on the wall.
Mel Woodhead removing stitches in the construction of a suit jacket.
Mel Woodhead removing stitches in the construction of a suit jacket.

As well as for work, I also like to photograph things I’m interested in for myself. This is a small selection of images of one of those little projects.

One industry that has seen massive decline in recent years is traditional tailoring in West Yorkshire. Despite the provenance West Yorkshire fabrics being in high demand all around the world, tailors around West Yorkshire and the rest of the UK. One tailor who has recently hung up the tape measure after a lifetime in the industry is Mel Woodhead, from Farsley (near Leeds), West Yorkshire. I spent a little bit of time with him to photograph him in his workshop.

(Visited 421 times, 1 visits today)

Tags, if applicable, will be shown:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire

About Jonathan Pow

For the past 10 years I’ve been a professional photographer. Working for high end clients: from bespoke manufacturers, to clothing designers, national newspapers and international publications.

I’m obsessive about photography. Getting things aesthetically pleasing as well as capturing the right moment. It’s that combination that can often make the world of visual difference.

Previous Post:The business feature: Inventor Chris Sneesby and the Archipod (reinvention of the garden shed)
Next Post:A model in a cupcake lingerie

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. JG

    January 9, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    at the start of the new term our first project is tailoring therefore we are all looking at traditional tailoring though not available on the high street so we are relying on internet examples. it is sad that there isn’t a lot of this kind of tailoring.

  2. Jonathan Pow

    January 9, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Hi there, yes, it’s a great shame. Skilled traditional tailoring has been slowly disappearing for years in the UK and the West in general.

    What’s your project & where are you based?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sidebar

Quick Quote

Telephone +44 (0) 7901 617571
Email jp@jonathanpow.com

Social

Follow me on Twitter here / Like me on Facebook here / Follow me on Instagram here / Connect with me on LinkedIn here

Top Tags

Animal Architecture ArchitectureDesigns Architecture_Photography Art Attraction Celebrity Cineworld Craft CraftArt Cumbria Daily Express Newspaper Daily Mail Newspaper Daily Mirror Newspaper Derbyshire East Riding of Yorkshire Exhibition Fashion Food Gallery Gateshead Halifax Handcraft Hong Kong Hull Daily Mail Lake District Leeds London Magazine Museum Music News North East England North West England North Yorkshire PHD Mountain Software Quirky South of England The Sun Newspaper The Times Newspaper Transport Weather West Yorkshire York Yorkshire

Newsletter Subscription

Commission or enquire about photography

 +44 (0) 7901 617571
 jp@jonathanpow.com

© 2005-2021 · Jonathan Pow

 

Loading Comments...