Dialogue: Alessio Berto, The Tailor Pattern Support

01/12/2021
Dialogue: Alessio Berto, The Tailor Pattern Support
In our latest Dialogue, we find out how the role of the patternmaker has changed over the years, but that brands are now rediscovering the value in these skills, and that there is a need to preserve them.

Alessio Berto has worked with many of the world’s top designers and brands, and has set up a consultancy, The Tailor Pattern Support, to offer his expertise in this area.

“More than successful, a patternmaker must be competent,” he says. “He needs a lot of humility, a lot of mental elasticity, to speak at least two languages and know how to deal with everyone, from designers to laundry technicians to manufacturers.”

He is also setting up a collaboration between industry, students and artists, creating a capsule collection with more than 17 organisations.

Find out more in the Dialogue section.