This is a beautifully executed documentary about the craft and art of tailoring which are both in decline and in danger of disappearing altogether. It's a bittersweet story that shows the joy and passion for tailoring of the masters who remain and tailoring's uncertain future. The stories of three masters of the trade and one apprentice are woven together to illustrate what tailoring is, what's involved in mastering the craft, what the world of tailoring has been like over the past 50 or so years, and what the future may hold. To enjoy this film you don't really need to care about tailoring. If you appreciate passion and craft you will find watching this documentary to be time well spent. I didn't get a chance to purchase a DVD at the showing that I went to but I plan to get my hands on a copy so that I can study it. As one of the tailors profiled says, there is so much to learn about tailoring that you can spend your entire life at it.
Review of Men of the Cloth
