E. Tautz

DESIGNER NAME: Patrick Grant

BACKGROUND: Patrick was born in Edinburgh and studied at Leeds and Oxford. He has been running Norton & Sons, a bespoke tailoring house on Savile Row, since 2005. He has previously worked for and collaborated with Christopher Kane, Kim Jones, Henry Holland, Rag & Bone, John Lobb, The Kooples and Barbour.

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.”

IDEAL CLIENT: “The Tautz man possesses a refined and simple sense of the aesthetic. He is a man who understands design, function, craftsmanship, and materials.”

TRADEMARK PIECE: “Our tailored outerwear perfectly sums up our love of fine materials, simple cutting and beautiful construction.”

THE COLLECTION: “The three ages of Edwardianism (the original, the Teds, and the Peacock Revolution), central Asian men’s clothing and David Attenborough’s Life of Birds.”

IMPACT OF LONDON COLLECTIONS: MEN: “In the first two seasons we have seen stockists double, attendance at our show triple, and an exponential rise in international press.”

FIRST PIECE OF MENSWEAR DESIGNED: “Knock off t-shirts which I printed myself when I was 16.”


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