The web has put Neapolitan tailors into spotlight. The lightweight construction they carry out fits modern man, who has grown up in casual clothing. Moreover, the price of Italian tailoring down south is attractive. Pockets like small rocking boats Patch pockets “a barchetta”, pockets like small rocking boats, are one of those features on a ...

Proper clothing When I ask Jeppe to describe his style, he says: “In one word I would say “proper”. Maybe that sounds boring, however in regard to clothing “proper” works in several ways. It means that I care for fit and proportions. It also implies that I choose clothes that I can use on a ...

2016 has produced many pieces on struggling industrial tailoring embodied by Italian firms like Zegna, Brioni, and Kiton. The other day Financial Times had a long interview with Zegna’s new chief designer and brand director, Alessandro Sartori. Being a businessman behind the creative appearance Sartori looks for ways to surge sales. The solution turns out ...

Annals attribute the costume splendor of the Luchino Visconti movie The Leopard to the Italian designers and tailors Piero Tosi and Umberto Tirelli. In that perspective the photos of Burt Lancaster being fitted for an evening dress at the tailor in connection with the The Leopard become a little intriguing, since the tailor in the ...

Oops, I’m posing in a double breasted bespoke blue suit again. This one is from Turin tailor Michele Mescia. It is a somewhat different creature than the bespoke blue suit with shirt shoulders. Mescia has made me a more roomy coat and wider trousers than the other Italian tailor, lapels are larger, and Mescia has attached an extra jigger ...