Together, former city bankers, Ian Meiers and James Sleater have turned bespoke tailors, Cad & the Dandy into a modern day success story.

By sheer coincidence they were both made redundant from their city jobs during the height of the financial crisis. The two entrepreneurs separately decided to follow their aspirations to work in the tailoring industry but ended up becoming business partners when they were introduced by a mutual contact and realised their skills could compliment each other what with their knowledge and families connection in tailoring.

Cad & the Dandy within a short space of time went from modest rented office spaces to becoming the largest producer of bespoke items in the UK with shops in Savile Row, the city, Canary Wharf and more recently Manhattan, NY.

So much already achieved, yet, you get a feeling this is a journey that has only just begun. The future looks…