Patrick Grant: Sewing Bee, Welsh knickers and the war against cheap crap

How did Savile Row entrepreneur Patrick Grant become Britain’s best-known advocate against crappy plastic clothes and the owner of an affordable clothing factory in Blackburn? And why did an exploding oven tray and dodgy plug socket result in Less, his 2024 bestselling book about how we can all live happier lives with less but better stuff? In this conversation, Melanie and Patrick leap from the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius to £1 lunches, why he properly loves a factory, and how making things went from a decent everyday job for millions of people, to a pursuit mainly for those with wealth. Along the way Patrick shares why every twist and turn of his life and varied career - expert on Savile Row tailoring, TV Judge on the BBC’s Sewing Bee, author, and founder of Community Clothing - feeds into his true purpose, to challenge us to reframe what we want, and why we want it. Guest: Patrick Grant @patrickgrantism. Mentioned in this episode@community_clothing@nortonandsons @sewingbee  @pashleycycles  @vans @zojirushi_officialGarry’s TV Repairs https://www.yell.com/biz/garry-s-t-v-repairs-barnoldswick-1177234/Patrick’s brilliant book: Less, Stop Buying So Much Rubbish How Having fewer Better Things Can Make Us HappierSupported by:@1warwicksohoThe Enoughness with Melanie Rickey.Produced and edited by Steve Hankey. Assistant Producer Sophie Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey is all about finding our just right in life.It’s about the pursuit of pleasure, and where our quest for enjoyment, contentment and satisfaction can take us. Inspired by the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, in each episode our inspiring guests reveal how they navigate their too much and not enough to land in their just right, sharing their hard-won solutions for satisfaction, balance and success and more on the way.If you want to hear more, hit that subscribe or follow button wherever you get your podcasts..For more from us, you can follow us on Instagram - that’s @theenoughness If you’d like to sponsor us, get in touch at info@theenoughness.com or DM us on Instagram.The Enoughness podcast is hosted by Melanie Rickey.It’s produced and edited by Steve Hankey.Additional production is by Sophie Smith.It's recorded at 1 Warwick, home of The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.