28/03/2026
TAILORS, LET’S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES
I have been reading the conversations about tailoring vs shoemaking.
But I think we are asking the wrong question.
It is not about which craft pays more.
It is about how the business is run.
There are tailors making very good money.
There are also shoemakers struggling.
The difference is not the skill.
It is the structure.
Many tailors focus only on sewing and ignore:
Pricing
Branding
Customer experience
Positioning
That is why one person can sew a shirt for ₦1,000
and another sells similar work for ₦20,000.
It is not saturation.
It is lack of differentiation.
If your work looks like everyone else,
talks like everyone else,
and is priced like everyone else,
customers will treat you like everyone else.
Fashion is not just skill.
It is business.
Until we fix the business side,
the complaints will continue.