on. The desire to 'crack the nut'
of a period or style is what en-
tices me the most." Sloan
explains, "In tailoring, the
shape is forced into the
garment rather than
allowing the drape of
the fabric to tell you
what to do." The big-
gest reward Sloan gets
from tailoring is the
collaboration with other
creative people. He feels
'at home' in any workroom,
anywhere in the world, in a
matter of hours.
of a period or style is what en- of a period or style is what en-
explains, "In tailoring, the explains, "In tailoring, the explains, "In tailoring, the
garment rather than garment rather than garment rather than
the fabric to tell you the fabric to tell you the fabric to tell you
gest reward Sloan gets gest reward Sloan gets
collaboration with other collaboration with other
from tailoring is the
'at home' in any workroom,
creative people. He feels creative people. He feels
anywhere in the world, in a anywhere in the world, in a
Michael Sloan
Contact Michael Sloan through the Local 705
Member Directory.
Michael Sloan notes that in the small midwest-
ern town where he is from, men and boys sim-
ply do not sew. As a young boy, his Aunt Barba-
ra took a huge risk teaching him and for that he
is eternally grateful. After college, Sloan landed
at the San Francisco Opera where his real train-
ing began. He had no mentors as tailors were
in short supply, yet Sloan ourished under the
guidance of costume director Jenny Green.
With West Coast success, he took his skills east
to the glorious Metropolitan Opera. His dream
was to be able to hold his own with the best.
Thirty-eight years later, he wisely states, "There
is always more to learn." Sloan has repeated-
ly collaborated with Colleen Atwood, Joanna
Johnston, Judianna Makovsky, and Jacqueline
West. "I fall in love with the period I'm working
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