{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/682f19c6ffbddaf282e88ca0/6a9fa296fe3b7e34fd601f38?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"53. The Ceremonial Uniform","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/682f19c6ffbddaf282e88ca0/1788846619640-ac195f47-b0b7-4851-ae9a-fab9cac5b24e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When you need someone to escort the King’s crown to Parliament for the state opening, you call on his Majesty’s Gentleman at Arms – with their distinctive red and gold jackets.</p><p>And when you need someone to make a new uniform for this historic corps, you call Jules Walker and her team at Gieves and Hawkes.</p><p>Number 53 on our list of the greatest things we make here is The Ceremonial Uniform.</p><p>Jules is head of the tailor’s military team, and on today’s show she gives us a tour of her workshop in the basement of 1 Savile Row.</p><p>We learn what it takes to make uniforms for the King’s Guards, discover what an epaulette is, and consider the parallels between tailoring and plumbing.&nbsp;</p><p>Also on the show, we mull the need for a Ministry of Made in Britain and question why buyers from overseas appear to value our crafts more than we do.</p><p>Say hello on Instagram @thefactorynextdoor</p><p>Support the show:</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/thefactorynextdoor</p>","author_name":"Steve Duke"}