Bespoke tailoring has always been taught one way: years at a bench beside a master, in a handful of workrooms, almost all of them in London. If you could not get there, the door was closed.
Most people learning online are piecing it together from free videos that show a step without the reason behind it. You can copy a stitch. You cannot copy fifty years of knowing why it is done that way, and what happens when it is done wrong.
VOLITION exists to close that gap. The full method, in order, from the man who has spent his life doing it properly.
You will not have watched from the sidelines. You will have made them yourself, from a blank sheet of pattern paper to three finished garments:
Draft the patterns for a jacket, trousers and waistcoat
Cut cloth economically and accurately
Construct all three garments by hand, in the way it is done on Savile Row
Understand why every step is done the way it is, so you can solve problems on your own work rather than following instructions blindly
Rather than learning each garment in isolation, VOLITION teaches the making in the order a tailor actually learns it. Five modules. Over 111 hours of instruction filmed and explained by Andrew
Foundation and Hand-Sewing Skills — 10 hours
Pattern Drafting — 17.5 hours, with printable drafting guides
Trouser Making — 11.5 hours
Waistcoat Making — 13.5 hours
Jacket Making — 59 hours
Self-paced. Start today, learn at the speed that suits you. There are no term dates and no deadlines.
Lifetime access. Come back to any module, any time. The making of a jacket is not something you learn once.
Printable drafting guides. The pattern drafting module comes with printable guides to work from at your own bench.
Anywhere in the world. All you need is the will and a connection.
On completion you receive an ARTS Certificate of Completion carrying Andrew Ramroop's name, recognising the work you have completed. It is a record of the method you have learned and the garments you have made, in the tradition of the Row.
“The Savile Row Bespoke Academy online tailoring course has far exceeded my expectations. The depth of knowledge I acquired while studying is astonishing. This course not only equipped me with the technical skills necessary for bespoke tailoring but also touched on the rich history, intricate techniques, and nuances of the craft of sartorial tailoring.”
Valdone - Scotland
“The ARTS online course gave me access to a wealth of knowledge that I haven't found curated so well anywhere else. The platform is very user friendly because the course content is organised neatly into modules and topics which makes it easy to follow and track your progress. I particularly enjoyed the hand sewing module and came to appreciate hand craft tailoring as a very relaxing and calming exercise once I mastered the needle and thimble action.”
Timothy - Uganda
“I’m so happy to have spent the past couple of years working my way through this course under the watchful eye of Prof Ramroop. He has a fascinating background and extensive experience, which he is more than happy to share and he encourages me to ask as many questions about all aspects of tailoring (the practice and the business) – he truly is a one of a kind.”
Merridy - Australia
“What i liked the most was to watch Master Ramroop explaining step by step, how to finish and to perfect a garment. Each of the videos had its own sense and important points, to become a real master of the trade. What stood out the most to me was the ability to rewatch and consolidate the knowlegde. I really felt supported by every step i took, by every decision i had to make and guided in questions about the business.”
Christoph - Germany
VOLITION is for the self-directed. Premium is for those who want Andrew's eyes on their work.
VOLITION gives you the making programme to study on your own. Premium is the complete programme: it adds Andrew's weekly one-to-ones for eighteen months, where he guides you through fitting real customers from first fitting to master pattern.
| VOLITION | Premium | |
| The five making modules (111+ hours) |
Yes | Yes |
| Self-paced, lifetime access |
Yes | Yes |
| Certificate on completion |
Yes | Yes |
| Live fitting guidance with Andrew, on real customers |
No | Yes |
| Weekly one-to-ones with Andrew (18 months) |
No | Yes |
| Price |
£10,074 |
£13,770 |
Everything included in VOLITION:
No. VOLITION begins at the foundations and takes you through to advanced making. You need commitment, not a background in tailoring.
For life. Once you enrol, the programme is yours to return to whenever you need it.
Every step is filmed and explained by Andrew so you can follow it at your own bench. If you want his direct feedback on your work, the Premium programme adds a weekly one-to-one.
It is an ARTS Certificate of Completion carrying Andrew Ramroop's name, recognising the work you have completed in the tradition of the Row.
Learn to make a bespoke suit by hand, taught by a Savile Row master, wherever you are.
