Put to: Kathryn Sargent or another cutter with relevant case experience.
Why buyers should ask: Skills England’s cutter occupation specification includes observing and recording posture and figure, adapting garments during fittings, and revising patterns afterward. This supports examining the quality of assessment and correction—not merely the number of measurements taken. (occupational-maps.skillsengland.education.gov.uk)
Draft answer framing: Present the buyer’s previous fit failures without trying to diagnose them. Ask what the cutter would need to examine in person, which observations would influence the pattern, and what limitations should be explained before accepting the order.
Request consented, anonymized examples involving comparable challenges. Ask the expert to describe one case that required another fitting or a remake, including why the initial approach was insufficient.
Press for: A proposed assessment and fitting plan. Treat before-and-after photographs as material for professional review, not a substitute for it.
Expert quote: [Insert approved quotation.]