This 380 grams worsted suiting of fresco type from old Biella mill and merchant E. Thomas, woven in the 1970s, is a true suiting for spring, summer, and early autumn. The “open” weave, the high yarn twist, the French blue colour, the shade of grey and the staggered fine stripes are properties, which in my opinion ...

They are familair faces. Photographers love shooting them at Pitti Uomo in Florence. The Sartorialist leads the crowd. There is a reason. They dress well. They smile. True, it easy to poke fun at them. They don’t blend in. They dress for the event. They want to make an impact. Are strategic thoughts illegitimate? Do they undermine dressing? I don’t ...

Like most traditional overcoats, the original Florentine casentino was a long overcoat going way below the knees. Today long coats are not popular, and many casentino overcoats will be short. The fur collar, which was typical on the old overcoats, is also gone. Instead more colours have been added. Besides the trademark bold orange, navy, purple ...

We respect the convention of a white or sky blue dress shirt. We might add stripes or plaids, or even try a pink shirt. But we will never ever pair a dark dress shirt with a suit. It makes us fashionable and creative in an urban way that we don’t like. Perhaps we shouldn’t be ...

They didn’t always do a better job in the past. When it comes to suiting, though, they made some really great fabrics back in time, which modern mills cannot reproduce. Colours, weave and feeling are distinctly different. An example is the Red Tower from a defunct Scottish mill. It is a mottled and refined 450 grams 6-ply ...