“I know too much stuff not to pass it on to people who would love to learn it,” says Eric W. Stiles, a 66-year-old master bespoke tailor who’s always had a penchant for education. After working in tailoring for more than 50 years—many of those dedicated to teaching—Stiles decided to make his knowledge freely available on his YouTube channel.
Stiles picked Oak Park as a new location for his studio because he’d enjoyed a school he’d opened there in the early 90s, but closed it “for a particular reason.” That reason? The building had no AC and everyone was melting in there—even though he personally refused to sweat. v
137 N. Oak Park, Ste. 105, Oak Park, 708-424-4397, ewsacademy.org, Eric W. Stiles on YouTube.
