Once the lapels have been mounted, the time is nigh for the second fitting. Between the two fittings, the pockets have been cut and the lapels have been covered by the cloth. Only what in jargon is called the “sheet” (the cloth that covers the collar) has not been mounted yet. Master Carlo checks the buttoning so that the two breasts cross and button without creating creases. “If you want to understand where the structural problem of a jacket lies, you must check where the folds point to,” says Massimiliano. The trousers fall perfectly onto the shoes and the jacket is the very definition of splendor. It doesn’t take a wild leap of the imagination to see, in the two olive-leaf-shaped lapels, two crossed swords pointing skywards, which immediately lend the wearer a more solemn look. Watch this space for photos of the finished suit.
Bespoke hugs,
Fabio
