Sartorial City

Amongst the high streets and modern centres of Leeds shopping, there remain traditional trades which have a long history here. For over a century, the skill of tailoring has excelled in the city, and whilst trends have seen the once thriving industry diminish, there are talented tailors who are showing why sartorial style still has a place in modern Leeds and beyond.

Nestled in a suitably elegant spot at the County Arcade is a notable tailoring business who have a history of their own which has developed into a handsome success. Carl Stuart Tailors’ origins began in 1929 as an Ossett-based tailoring business under a different name. In 1963, Walter Grimes, one of the most influential and talented tailors in Yorkshire – and perhaps the whole of the UK – took over the company. Never one to pursue the limelight, Walter took the unusual decision of naming the company after one of his closest friends, Carl Stuart – and that is how Carl Stuart Tailors was born.

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