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				{"id":20404,"date":"2026-07-14T01:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T05:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/database\/?post_type=cpt_portfolio&#038;p=20404"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:30:56","slug":"berkeley-sobers","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/database\/profiles\/berkeley-sobers\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley Sobers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc87fdf elementor-section-full_width article_metadata elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1dc87fdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e84cd73 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3e84cd73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fdf9ae6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_dates elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6fdf9ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-757f2b7 dateline_published sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"757f2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d32f71 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto byline_published sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66d32f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tPublished\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796c18 date_published elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4796c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>July 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fcf95a sc_content_align_right dateline_updated elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"24fcf95a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-id=\"5a5bf8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Month 20xx<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61e0393 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_writers elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"61e0393\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b342da1 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4b342da1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e64aa9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left byline_words animated-slow animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62e64aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tWords by\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcef4b credit_authors animated-slow animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bcef4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hajir Butt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b374cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_facts elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"25b374cc\" 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elementor-element-5fcc753d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom creditline_edits elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5fcc753d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:2400}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ace20f0 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7ace20f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4263291e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto byline_assisted sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4263291e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tProofread, copyedited:\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6625f50 credit_editor elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6625f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jacob Marion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ecb5335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4ecb5335\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"summary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b158f73 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6b158f73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cdcf53 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49cdcf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d71ce12 sc_layouts_blog_item_position_static sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_layouts_blog_item\" data-id=\"4d71ce12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_layouts_blog_item.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"sc_layouts_blog_item sc_layouts_blog_item_custom  trx_addons_inline_1801222213\" >\n\t<div class=\"post_custom post_meta post_meta_custom_key_cpt_portfolio_summarytext\"><span class=\"post_meta_item\"><ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Sobers was taught by a tailor in Barbados, almost all of his skill comes from his own practice.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u00a0 migrated to Quebec where he landed a job at Holt Renfrew, starting as their tailor to now being Alterations Supervisor.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers has taken on the role of teaching and mentoring other tailors in hopes that what he knows is passed down to others in the field. <\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d24dcbf uu-hierarchy elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3d24dcbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c2f81 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"96c2f81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e9f951 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e9f951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beginning of article<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f57f1c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4f57f1c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-147056eb sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"147056eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a73abd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a73abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the alteration is complicated, the client is particular or the garment is too valuable to get wrong, Berkeley Sobers is the tailor people call at Holt Renfrew.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Alterations Supervisor at one of Canada\u2019s leading luxury retailers, Sobers works in the highly specialized world of luxury tailoring, where he\u2019s known for his meticulous attention to detail and noticing what others miss.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether reconstructing a suit after a client\u2019s body has changed, correcting work that has gone wrong or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> small adjustments <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a garment sit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exactly as it should, he understands the importance of precision and comfort in the art of alterations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a36f8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"54a36f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ab5de sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"90ab5de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6621b69b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6621b69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life and Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54627fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54627fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Life and Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae7151c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae7151c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Berkeley Sobers\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3NTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibGFja2Zhc2hpb25jYW5hZGEuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8yXC8yMDI2XC8wNFwvSU1HXzUxNjUuanBnIn0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Berkeley Sobers\" data-rl_caption=\"Berkeley Sobers\" title=\"Berkeley Sobers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1462\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-370x477.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-840x1083.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_5165-410x529.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Sobers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc04ad6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc04ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers was born in the parish of Saint Andrew, Barbados<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the village <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belleplaine to Jason Cecil Sobers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a carpenter and Doris Kellman-Sobers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a seamstress and housewife. He was the sixth of seven children, with three brothers and three sisters. Sobers attended St<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Andrew<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Boys<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> School in middle <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">school<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then Metropolitan High School for a year before dropping out due to finances.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After he withdrew from high school, his father urged him to take up a trade, specifically tailoring. Both his father and brother were carpenters<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but Sobers wasn\u2019t interested. Before committing to tailoring, he dabbled in various other trades<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including house management<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, food and beverage hospitality and real estate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the basics of tailoring from a local tailor, Mr. Husband, his son, and several elders in the community<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Sobers&#8217;s work at the tailor\u2019s shop <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was almost entirely focused on pants, rarely expanding <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to other garments<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After three years, he felt the need to broaden his skills by working on different types of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clothing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI left and started working at home and teaching myself,\u201d recalls Sobers. \u201cAll that I know is self-taught.\u201d He laughs as he remembers challenging himself with \u201call sorts of crazy things, like shirts and even shoes.\u201d At first, he worked mainly on men\u2019s clothing, but when a woman in his community asked him to make her a jacket, he accepted the challenge and expanded his skills beyond menswear.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1981, Sobers immigrated to Canada on his own and settled in Joliette, Quebec, a city northeast of Montreal. At the time, he didn\u2019t speak French, which influenced his decision to pursue tailoring <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">further<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than work in the food and beverage industry, where he knew <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">language barriers would be difficult<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cI figured it would be easier because I wouldn\u2019t have to communicate with the customers,\u201d Sobers explains. With that in mind, he focused on finding a place where he could put his tailoring skills to work.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 1982, Sobers was working at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outique 6622<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mercerie Caron<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, before moving on to tailor at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bovet in Repentigny, a suburb of Montreal, where he stayed for a few years. He taught himself French without formal classes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another self-taught <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">skill set.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-666c561c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"666c561c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db22935 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6db22935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Berkeley Sobers, tailor at Bovet<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-354ae887 sc_content_align_center sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"354ae887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d075438 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d075438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/9FC3DD62-0161-4AF6-8A23-4D86971D9057_4_5005_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/9FC3DD62-0161-4AF6-8A23-4D86971D9057_4_5005_c.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/9FC3DD62-0161-4AF6-8A23-4D86971D9057_4_5005_c-18x9.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Berkeley Sobers, tailor at Bovet<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b913413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default 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data-id=\"240b1128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the other tailors are having a problem, Berkeley is the one we ask to help resolve it,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she adds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cHe can talk to clients about almost anything, because he knows what he\u2019s talking about.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d048c26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d048c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1716\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-768x1162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-370x560.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-840x1271.jpg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7632-410x620.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Berkeley Sobers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41a96159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"41a96159\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ae0b29 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"27ae0b29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1845aa98 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1845aa98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a coworker from the boutique <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he worked at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> left for Holt Renfrew, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encouraged to join him. After some convincing, he decided to take the opportunity and joined the company in 1999. Although that coworker eventually moved on, Sobers stayed and has built a 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">year career in alterations at Holt Renfrew\u2019s Montreal location.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> luxury retailer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like Holt Renfrew <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was a different environment from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> boutiques and shops where he had worked before. \u201cIt\u2019s a very high-end brand, so you have to come with a more professional outlook on things,\u201d he realized. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a standard to uphold, and Sobers committed himself to meeting it. \u201cWhen I was working alone in Barbados, I didn\u2019t spend much time sewing by hand. I mostly focused on machine alterations. But here at Holt\u2019s, I do much more hand sewing, so I\u2019ve had to refine my techniques and improve the way I work,\u201d he explains.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surprise, Holt Renfrew did not offer leather tailoring, so he began working with leather himself. According to Ligia Silva, Alterations Manager at Holt Renfrew for 12 years, Sobers is the only one among the department\u2019s 13 tailors who works with leather. \u201cAll the leather pants and jackets are his specialty,\u201d says Silva.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen the other tailors are having a problem, Berkeley is the one we ask to help resolve it,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she adds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cHe can talk to clients about almost anything, because he knows what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silva recalls one client who had lost about 20 pounds and wanted all the clothes he had bought the previous year altered to fit his new frame. The job required far more than taking in a few seams. \u201cWith that much change, we needed to almost undo the whole outfit and redo it again,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she says<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to do because when it\u2019s luxury labels like Cucinelli and Prada, the original construction has to be carefully maintained<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silva<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains. \u201cAnd Berkeley did it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, it took time, but he was able to do it exactly how it was before.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Sobers, good tailoring means listening carefully to the customer while also knowing when to offer guidance. He respects each client\u2019s vision, but brings the confidence of decades of experience to every alteration. \u201cSometimes you have to try to make the customer understand certain things,\u201d he says, especially when what they want may not be possible or may not achieve the right result. The goal, he explains, is not \u201cto take over their idea, but to point out the benefit of your idea.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silva also believes the way Sobers carries himself gives clients confidence in his expertise. \u201cHe\u2019s always in a suit and well dressed,\u201d she praises. \u201cHe already has the look, so it makes it easier, especially for our business clients, to have confidence.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement and presentation are things<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sobers has always paid attention to, even taking ballroom lessons at Montreal\u2019s Studio 2720 to improve his posture and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understanding<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of how the body moves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This awareness, along with his calm manner and ability to speak both English and French, helps clients feel confident in his expertise.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-695c569d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"695c569d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d96c67 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"21d96c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed1a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ed1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fashion and Diversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3babd5e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3babd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Berkeley Sobers at sewing maching AI\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjE3MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibGFja2Zhc2hpb25jYW5hZGEuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8yXC8yMDI2XC8wOVwvQmVya2VsZXktU29iZXJzLWF0LXNld2luZy1tYWNoaW5nLUFJLTEuanBnIn0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Berkeley Sobers at sewing maching AI\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Berkeley Sobers at sewing maching AI\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1-370x496.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Berkeley-Sobers-at-sewing-maching-AI-1-410x549.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226c96d3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226c96d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Sobers first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">started working<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Holt Renfrew, he was the only Black tailor in the department. At the time, there were few<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> other <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people of colour, and many of the tailors came from Europe, particularly Spain, Italy and Portugal. Looking around the department today, Sobers sees a far more diverse group of tailors working alongside him. \u201cIt\u2019s more diverse than when I first arrived,\u201d he confirms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tailoring, he believes, deserves to be seen as a serious and skilled profession, not simply a behind-the-scenes trade. While fashion design is often celebrated, tailoring is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overlooked, even though it is central to how clothing is made and fitted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou may want to be a designer, but might not even know how to properly sew a button,\u201d he remarks. Sobers sees tailoring as an essential art form that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the fashion industry depends<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on. \u201cA designer still needs a tailor.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After decades in the industry, he understands not only the value of the profession, but also the steady future and reliable employment that tailoring and alterations can provide.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a419569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7a419569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab60c0b sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1ab60c0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9e1b43 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d9e1b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Influence and Legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47830f2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47830f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Berkeley Sobers\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3NTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibGFja2Zhc2hpb25jYW5hZGEuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8yXC8yMDI2XC8wNFwvNzQzOC5qcGVnIn0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Berkeley Sobers\" data-rl_caption=\"Berkeley Sobers, Alt\u00e9rations Supervisor, Holt Renfrew\" title=\"Berkeley Sobers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438.jpeg 1488w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-762x1024.jpeg 762w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-768x1032.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-1143x1536.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-370x497.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-840x1129.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/blackfashioncanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/7438-410x551.jpeg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Berkeley Sobers, Alt\u00e9rations Supervisor, Holt Renfrew<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791ca4b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7791ca4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silva says her first impression of Berkeley was that he was, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">very quiet, someone who kept to himself and was deeply focused on his work<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But as I got to know him, I discovered he loves sharing his knowledge and passing along what he\u2019s learned to others<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although tailoring remains at the heart of what he does, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now plays an important mentoring role within the department. \u201cDuring fittings, the tailors come to him for advice<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and he\u2019s become a trusted resource for the entire team,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silva<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the tailoring industry, people can be guarded about their craft, whether it\u2019s their techniques, shortcuts or personal style. But not Sobers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; h<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e is generous with what he knows and eager to share the skills he has built over decades with anyone willing to learn. \u201cI have the knowledge, so I give it. I share it with everybody who wants to take it,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers even<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mentors younger workers by showing them <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">traditional techniques<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while still encouraging them to experiment, saying, \u201cIf you want to try some other ways, go ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-611b9e35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"611b9e35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-200e1913 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"200e1913\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f825285 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f825285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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Now, my clients only want to be served by him.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If clients are unhappy with work done by other tailors, Cobein calls in Sobers. \u201cWhat I do right away is call Berkeley. I call the best tailor around. He comes, fixes the problem, and the client comes back very happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sobers\u2019 ability to understand and respond to clients\u2019 needs is mentioned often by his manager and colleagues. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> patience and attentiveness make clients feel genuinely heard and understood.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe sees things that other tailors don\u2019t see,\u201d says Cobein. \u201cWe deal with high-end luxury garments, suits that cost $2,000 to $10,000, so clients want the garment to look good on them. Berkeley knows how to make them look good. There are not many tailors in Montreal who have his capabilities.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From teaching himself at home in Barbados to becoming the go-to tailor at Holt Renfrew, Sobers has built a career defined by instinct and intention. 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