Senior Bespoke Tailor
About E Nolan
E Nolan is a Melbourne based tailoring house producing made-to-measure garments for female and LGBTQIA+ clients across Australia, alongside fully bespoke commissions drafted and constructed from scratch for private clients. Operating from our Fitzroy studio, we specialise in highly personalised tailoring, legal regalia, occasion wear and custom garments.
Unlike traditional retail fashion, our garments are individually developed and refined through multiple client consultations, technical fittings and alteration stages. Each piece requires detailed assessment of body shape, posture, movement and client preference to achieve a precise, individual fit. We work across complex garment categories including tailored jackets, trousers, waistcoats, overcoats, ceremonial garments and legal regalia, produced in premium fabrics and finished by hand.
The Role
As our business grows, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Bespoke Tailor to take responsibility for the drafting, construction, fitting and alteration of bespoke and made-to-measure garments within our tailoring studio. This is not a standard production or machinist position. It requires the ability to draft and construct bespoke garments from scratch, as well as carry out made-to-measure fittings, fit correction and complex alterations, with advanced hand-finishing throughout.
You will work closely with the founder and creative director and be central to maintaining the quality, fit and finish our clients expect.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and construct bespoke garments from individual measurements
- Draft, construct, alter and finish legal regalia garments and made-to-measure tailored garments to exacting specifications from individual measurements
- Interpret and adapt in-house block patterns to individual client measurements for made-to-measure garments
- Assess client posture, body shape and garment balance during fittings, and determine the appropriate pattern and construction modifications
- Diagnose and correct fit issues, refining garment balance and silhouette through successive fittings
- Execute complex tailoring alterations on jackets, trousers, waistcoats and overcoats
- Perform advanced hand-finishing, including floating chest canvas, pick stitched lapels and collars, hand-felling and hand-worked detailing including hand finished buttonholes
- Work with canvas construction and high quality wools, cashmere, cotton, linen and silk
- Maintain exacting quality and finishing standards across every garment
- Support the studio workflow and liaise with the founder through the consultation and fitting process
Essential Skills and Experience
- A minimum of 5 years experience in bespoke tailoring
- Demonstrated ability to draft and construct garments from scratch
- Demonstrated expertise in coat and jacket making within a custom tailoring environment
- Strong pattern interpretation and adaptation skills
- Proven ability in complex alterations and fit correction
- Advanced hand-finishing technique
- Confidence managing client fittings directly, with care and professionalism
- Excellent communication skills, both with clients and within a small studio team
- Reliability and good time management to meet fitting and delivery schedules
- Discretion and professionalism when working with private and high profile clients
- Meticulous attention to detail and a high personal standard of finish
- A clean, organised and methodical approach to your work and workroom
Desirable
- A formal tailoring or garment construction qualification
- Experience with ceremonial garments or legal regalia
- Experience working in a bespoke atelier or tailoring house
What We Offer
- An established Fitzroy studio and a respected name in custom tailoring
- Genuinely high calibre work across bespoke and made-to-measure garments
- The opportunity to work directly with the founder and a close, skilled team
- A role where craftsmanship is valued and central to the business
Employment Details
- Full time, based at our studio in Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Salary: $80,000 + super
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a brief cover note outlining your tailoring experience and application to the role. A portfolio or examples of your work are welcome. Applications close August 20th 2026.
Pay: $79,423.00 – $90,000.00 per year
Experience:
- pattern making : 5 years (Preferred)
- Industrial sewing : 5 years (Preferred)
- tailoring: 5 years (Preferred)
- alterations: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
