A third-generation atelier on Fort Street.
David Finch trained on Savile Row in London before immigrating to Canada and opening Finch & Co. on Fort Street in 2015. He is joined by his wife Maria, who leads every bridal fitting and women's tailoring appointment personally. Every garment you see leave the shop has been drafted, cut, and sewn inside it.
David Finch
Master Tailor · Savile Row-trained
David is a third-generation tailor. His grandfather opened a small tailoring shop in the north of England in the 1950s; his father moved south and apprenticed in London. David completed his own apprenticeship on Savile Row before immigrating to Canada and founding Finch & Co. on Fort Street in 2015.
He personally drafts every bespoke pattern, conducts all basted fittings, and handles men's tailoring and formalwear alterations. He has trained through both sides of the Savile Row discipline: cutter (drafting and fitting) and coat-maker (construction). The hands that measure you are the hands that sew your jacket together.
- Savile Row apprentice-trained (London)
- Third-generation bespoke tailor
- Eleven-plus years on-site in Victoria, BC (est. 2015)
Maria Finch
Women's Tailoring & Bridal Specialist
Maria leads all women's tailoring and bridal fittings at the workshop — wedding dress alterations, bridal bustles, evening-gown adjustments, suit jackets for court and business. She works alongside David in the Fort Street workshop and handles every bridal appointment personally.
Bridal fittings are booked as private appointments. Wedding parties are coordinated across multiple fittings so that every bridesmaid, groomsman, and parent of the couple has time on the schedule. Maria will tell you honestly what can be done on a particular garment and when an alteration would waste your money.
- Women's tailoring and bridal specialist
- On-site at the Victoria workshop since 2015
- Wedding-party coordination across multi-fitting commissions
How we work
On-site, never outsourced
Every garment we produce is drafted, cut, and sewn in the Fort Street workshop. Nothing is sent overseas. Nothing is subcontracted. The hands that measure you are the hands that sew the jacket together.
Honest advice
We turn away work that won't meaningfully improve a garment. If bespoke isn't the right answer for your body, budget, or timeline, we'll say so and suggest what is. No up-sell for the sake of the sale.
Patterns kept for life
Your hand-drafted pattern is stored at the workshop. Second and subsequent commissions skip the drafting stage, which makes repeat orders faster and more economical. It also means a matching pair of trousers or a second jacket is straightforward years later.
One client at a time
Fittings are booked as private appointments. There is no shopfloor traffic to pass through and no shared fitting space. Government, legal, and long-standing Oak Bay clients appreciate the discretion; it is our standard for every client.
1024 Fort Street
Come by the workshop.
Free thirty-minute consultations, Tuesday to Saturday. Bring a reference garment if you have one, or come with questions.