Interview with an ex burberry seamstress

Samantha Colbeck, 49 from castleford was a Burberry seamstress in the roaring ninties. This interview will show inside the beloved Burberry brand and what it takes to be a seamstress for this high end brand. Burberry was founded in in 1856 and is still now one of the most authentic brands around. Samantha gives us an insight into her daily life as a seamstress and how it felt working for one of the most popular brands around. The “castleford Burberry factory” was where she was based when she started her career. samantha stated she has “learnt many skills from the job, some that i have carried on through to my everyday life”, she listed a few skills she has carried on through her life such as “ i still own a sewing machine and im the go to person when my family need alterations on their clothes”. I asked Samantha what her favourite part of the job was seen as she worked there for over 10 years, “i loved how many friends i made at that job, i still am in contact with them now”. The castleford Burberry factory is still there and still up and running. i wanted to know what the brand itself were like and how it has evolved since she worked there. she told me “when i first started it was all about the classic burberry trenchcoat, i would sew the tags into them before they were sent off to the shops, i feel like the Burberry trench coat is still their top seller but they have lots of new items now that werent there at the time like the hoodies and the more casual stuff”. i asked Samantha if she still wears burberry or would buy from there, she said “i still have a few items of clothing from there as i would be able to buy the ‘faulty’ items for cheaper than the shop price”. i loved conducting this interview with Samantha, she seemed really passionate about the job and said she would have gone back if it wasnt for her children. Burberry seems like the best place to work wwith friendly staff and a great work environment, it makes you want to buy from their store even more.