Why are men attending finishing schools today?

Same, same but different

Akshay: Polishing what’s already there

Dhruv: Effort and practise

Have we not judged a book by its cover?

Our status quo

Episode 3 of Made to Order looks at some of the changes finishing schools have undergone, particularly with how they now have male clients and students. While the reasons for women attending or being sent to finishing schools seems more obvious, why are men attending these schools? What is their experience and how does that align with societal expectations? Host Kavitha Devadas finds out by speaking to Sugandha Mittal of Confianza school, as well Dhruv Sharma and Akshay Mashenka, two male students who have completed these courses but for different reasons.

Times of India: Finishing schools in Chennai evolve to enrol young men
A Finishing School for Men
British Butler Institute: Finishing school for men
GroomX: Bangalore’s first finishing school for men
Confianza finishing school

Episode 3 of Made to Order looks at some of the changes finishing schools have undergone, particularly with how they now have male clients and students. While the reasons for women attending or being sent to finishing schools seems more obvious, why are men attending these schools? What is their experience and how does that align with societal expectations? Host Kavitha Devadas finds out by speaking to Sugandha Mittal of Confianza school, as well Dhruv Sharma and Akshay Mashenka, two male students who have completed these courses but for different reasons.
<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/city-finishing-schools-evolve-to-enroll-young-men/articleshow/80518686.cms">Times of India: Finishing schools in Chennai evolve to enrol young men</a> <a href="https://bobsbanter.com/a-finishing-school-for-men/">A Finishing School for Men</a> <a href="https://www.britishbutlerinstitute.com/finishing-school-home/finishing-school-programmes/finishing-school-for-men/">British Butler Institute</a>: Finishing school for men <a href="https://groomxfa.com/male-finishing-school-in-bangalore/">GroomX: Bangalore’s first finishing school for men</a> <a href="https://www.confianzaschool.com/">Confianza finishing school</a>

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for the modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in.

Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for the modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in. Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

Made to Order

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in.

Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

From Suno India productions, Made to Order is a new podcast that explores finishing schools, personality development courses and makeovers classes in India. Antiquated ideas about women being taught etiquette and social graces have been reinvented for modern times. How have things changed? Have they really changed? Where does the personal desire to better yourself begin, and the social pressure to fit in end? As we shine a light on finishing schools, they too hold a mirror back to the society we live in. Join host Kavitha Devadas in this limited series to listen to the stories of the people who know this world the best.

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