About the Tie
As Oscar Wilde once said, "a well tied tie is the first serious step in life". But what is the "right" width of a tie today? And what about the knot? "Una cravatta ben annod Continua a leggere
As Oscar Wilde once said, "a well tied tie is the first serious step in life". But what is the "right" width of a tie today? And what about the knot? "Una cravatta ben annod Continua a leggere
How to distinguish an hand-made shirt from a machine-made one? And what does "fatto a mano" really mean? All the answers are in my fifth article for Natural Gentleman. Come distinguere una camicia fatta a mano da una Continua a leggere
High collar, wide lapel, boat-shaped breast pocket. Ph. Credits: The Rome-ing ShutterIn the previous article we have done a small comparison between Italian tailoring schools, but what are the distictive features of a true Neapolitan bespok Continua a leggere
How to distinguish an hand-made lapel from a machine-made one? And what is the difference between Neapolitan and Milanese tailoring when it comes to jacket collars? The answers to these (surely) harassing questions are in my third article for N Continua a leggere
Dear Dudes, some days ago I had the pleasure to pay a visit at the showroom of CB Made in Italy, a Milanese brand launched by Cecilia Bringheli, former fashion PR in Milan and New York. In 2010 she decides to involve her brother Lorenzo, photographer Continua a leggere
Do you wanna know what does "sgarzillo" mean in Neapolitan sartorial jargon? Find it out with this article!Volete sapere cosa vuol dire "sgarzillo" nel gergo sartoriale Napoletano? Scopritelo con quest'articolo!The article - L'articolo&nb Continua a leggere
Ph: Lyle RoblinSome days ago I had the pleasure to take part to the opening of the archives of Vitale Barberis Canonico.Qualche giorno fa ho avuto il piacere di partecipare all'apertura degli archivi storici di Vitale Barberis Canonico. Continua a leggere
Dudes! It gives me a profound pleasure to announce my new collaboration with Natural Gentleman, an Italian firm selling on-line made in Italy and made-to-measure suits. They asked me to write for their "Gentleman's Café" some thoughts about male ele Continua a leggere
Lorenzo Albrighi, 26 years old, tailor. I discover him thanks to an article on Style magazine. I ask an interview: it is nice to know that there are still young people approaching this craft.Lorenzo albrighi, 26 anni, sarto. Lo scopro grazie ad Continua a leggere
Credits: Lee Oliveira for NYTimes.com Dear Dudes, I try to collect here some shots of me from Pitti and Fashion Week, found on GQ.com, GQitalia.it, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Details.com and Grazia.itDear Dudes, provo Continua a leggere