Posts by marcodalondra

My last bit about this Matt has you seam to be nitpicking what I write, cheaper is not always better, that is not what I am saying. There are tailors that can do you a full bespoke suit with fitting and all for 800 euro but would not go...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan Look, I'm just saying that bespoke clothing is never just about buying a set of specs. I'm alarmed by Marco's and others' tendency to reduce things like a bespoke shirt to a set of...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan I honestly have no idea what you're talking about now. You can charge more when people are willing to pay the price for your work. The fallacy in your thinking is that all shirtmakers in Naples...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan And I keep saying this: neither tailoring nor shirtmaking are simple commodities. It is wrongheaded to assess value merely based on how many things are stitched by hand. Comparing apples to...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan Marco, first of all, Anna's 250 euro shirt does not include only two or three hand details. You get hand-stitched sleeve attachments, buttonholes, pick-stiching over the yoke and collar, bar...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan If you paid for a fully handmade shirt from Anna, make sure it is fully handmade. The long seams should be stitched over by hand and the collar should be attached by hand stitches. If not, you...

SW8811 Black Barathea 310g 71% Merino 29% Mohair Eventually to be made up in a pair of dinner trousers and a evening waistcoat. Beautiful fabric

Depend in what circles you run, but I would not say Napoli is a very poor city. It has many issues indeed and as many cities there are well off people as well as struggling ones. There are plenty of businessmen and rich families in...

I have seen the Duke of Windsor Tartan dinner suit in person when it was re-auctioned last year and it was designed to indeed be worn with cummerbund and waistcoat at the same time, si there is some sort of tradition, however I would...