The jacket calls on more skill than any other garment a tailor makes.

Anyone can follow a pattern. The jacket is where that stops being enough. The balance of the shoulder, the roll of the lapel, the way the canvas holds a chest, the set of a sleeve. Get these wrong and no amount of finishing will save it. Get them right and the jacket looks alive on the body. 
There is a reason it takes the most hours to teach. This course gives it the depth it demands.

By the end, you will have made two jackets by hand.

  • Make Andrew's Curve signature style jacket, following every step he takes

  • Make an ultra bespoke jacket by the same method

  • Construct by hand, canvas to finish, in the way it is done on Savile Row

  • Understand why each step is done as it is, so you can judge your own work and make as many jackets as you like, in any cloth

You are learning from the man, not a platform

Andrew Ramroop OBE has cut and made bespoke suits for over fifty years. He owns Maurice Sedwell and Savile Row Bespoke Academy (SRBA™) and was the first Black tailor to own a house on the Row. Every step in this course is his method, filmed and explained by him. That is the difference between this and everything else online. Free tutorials show you a technique with no one behind it. A marketplace course is made by whoever signed up to sell it. This is one master's method, taught in sequence, to anyone serious enough to follow it.

Two jackets, built step by step.

The Jacket/Coat Making course shows you how to construct:

  • Andrew's Curve signature style jacket

  • An ultra bespoke jacket


59 hours of instruction, filmed and explained by Andrew: the deepest course in the whole ARTS library. Once you have the method it is yours to reuse. Make as many jackets as you like, in any cloth.

You will need the pattern first

This is a making course. It does not teach pattern drafting or cutting, both of which are part of the drafting course. A jacket is made from cut cloth. So:

  • You already drafted and cut jacket patterns: take Jacket/Coat Making on its own, £5,454.

  • You are new to drafting: add Jacket Pattern Drafting, £3,372, where you learn to draft the pattern, lay and cut the cloth, and figure it to real bodies (square shoulders, a round back, a corpulent build).

  • Best value: take both together as the Jacket Drafting and Making bundle, £8,220 and save £606.

How it works

  • Self-paced. No term dates, no deadlines. Start today

  • Lifetime access. Return to any part, any time. The jacket is not something you learn once.

  • Printable drafting guides come with the pattern drafting course.

  • Anywhere in the world. All you need is the will and a connection.

Proof of the work your hands can do.

On completion you receive an ARTS Certificate of Completion carrying Andrew Ramroop's name, recognising the work you have completed, 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

Learning more than the jacket?

If you plan to make the whole suit, VOLITION brings all five modules together (foundation, pattern drafting, trouser, waistcoat and jacket making) for better value than buying them one by one. And if you want Andrew's direct guidance on your own work, the Premium programme adds his weekly one-to-ones, where he guides you through fitting real customers.

Three ways to buy:

Every option includes lifetime access and an ARTS Certificate on completion.

  • £5,454.00

    £5,454.00Jacket/ Coat Making

    The making course. 59 hours, two jackets built step by step
    Making only
  • £3,372.00

    £3,372.00Jacket Drafting and Figuration

    Learn to draft and figure the jacket pattern
    Drafting only
  • £8,220.00

    £8,220.00Jacket Pattern Drafting, Figuration and Making

    Both courses together (save £606)
    Enrol in the bundle

FAQs

  • Do I need experience to start?

    For the making course, you need to be able to draft and cut a jacket pattern, because you build the jacket from cut cloth. If you don't draft yet, take Jacket Pattern Drafting first, or buy the bundle and do both in order.

  • How long do I have access?

    For life. The programme is yours to return to whenever you need it.

  • Can I really learn this without being in a workroom?

    Every step is filmed and explained by Andrew so you can follow it at your own bench. For his direct feedback on your work, the Premium programme adds a weekly one-to-one.

The hardest garment in tailoring, taught by a master. Wherever you are.