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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Alice Fisher

‘We don’t need fashion’: Sewing Bee host criticises British brand Burberry

The Burberry catwalk show during London Fashion Week, 2023.
The Burberry catwalk show during London Fashion Week, 2023. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Earlier this year Patrick Grant, The Great British Sewing Bee presenter and clothes designer, criticised the poor quality of Marks & Spencer’s jumpers and socks – and now the luxury British heritage brand Burberry is in his line of fire.

Speaking at an event organised by the Design Council last week, Grant had a simple message for the audience: “Most people who sell you clothes do not give a stuff about the quality.”

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