FEEL-GOOD show The Great British Sewing Bee is back for 2020 as 12 contestants are put through their paces creating show-stopping garments and demonstrating their stitching skills. Fashion stalwarts Esme Young and Patrick Grant return as resident judges for series six of the BBC One programme, ready to crown Britain’s best home sewer. Who are The Great British Sewing Bee 2020 judges? Esme Young Esme has enjoyed an impressive sewing career for over 50 years. She has worked as a costume designer on big movies and was behind the iconic bunny girl outfit that Renée Zellweger wore in Bridget Jones’s Diary and Leonardo DiCaprio’s shirt in The Beach. She began her career in the early 70s, setting up fashion company Swanky Modes with three friends in Camden, North London. The label gained notoriety with its signature body-con dresses worn by celebs such as Cher and Grace Jones.Esme took on the role as resident judge on The Great British Sewing Bee in 2016 and also works as a senior lecturer teaching fashion at Central St Martin’s College. Patrick Grant Patrick swapped a career in engineering for fashion and in 2016 took over as Director at Savile Row tailor Norton & Sons….