During my trip to Mexico last summer I had the pleasure to meet Antonio Solito in Mexico City, Polanco neighbourhood. He is son of art. His father Antonio Solito Senior, who passed away some years ago, was a renowned Master tailor, just like his belo Continua a leggere
Some weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet Gianni and Mariangela Cleopazzo, two brothers owners of Sartoria Vergallo, in Varese. Alcune settimane fa ho avuto il piacere di conoscere Gianni e Mariangela Cleopazzo, due fratelli titolar Continua a leggere
About a year and a half ago, just when The Bespoke Dudes was getting started, I contacted Count Federico Ceschi a Santa Croce to get to know him and to visit his atelier. A few weeks ago, I returned to say hello and to talk to him about the new fabri Continua a leggere
Sciamátin Persian means “the king has died”, hence our “Checkmate”. Chackmate has got to do with fashion, but also with the old approach to the sartoria. According to this idea, it’s always the tailor to say the last word on t Continua a leggere
The workshop run by Orazio Luciano and his son Pino lays in the area of San Giovanni a Teduccio, in the South-Western part of Naples.La realtà artigianale di Orazio Luciano e di suo figlio Pino si trova alle porte di Napoli, nella zona d Continua a leggere
With the humility of the true masters, the expertize gained during many years of work and the will to inform young people about the sartoria, the Master Antonio Liverano welcomes me in his atelier of Via dei Fossi 43r, Florence. Con l Continua a leggere
Gennaro Formosa, 45, opens for me the doors of his Sartoria in Vico Cavallerizza a Chiaia 37. Today he runs the family business and loves to talk about his father Mario, his life in the sartoria and for the sartoria. After having worked with Quintano Continua a leggere
During my last trip to Naples, I had the pleasure of paying a visit to Sartoria Chiaia-Napoli located in the elegant Piazza Trieste e Trento, next to iconic landmarks like the Teatro San Carlo, Galleria Umberto I and the historic Gambrinus Café. Chi Continua a leggere
I meet Salvatore Ambrosi in his workshop of Via Nicotera 103, right behind Piazza del Plebiscito, in a working-class neighbourhood beside the rich Chiaia. Salvatore's shop is a shock to the eye. It's decorated with such sim Continua a leggere
There you have the tips, by the Boellis masters, for a true traditional shaving, like in the old times. Ecco i consigli, firmati dai maestri Boellis, per una vera rasatura a mano "come una volta".Keep Continua a leggere
