Posts by alexSF

Saphir has in its catalogue a product for patent and corrected grain leather, the Vernis Rife. I don't know if it's work, never tried it.

If only C&J D width could fit me... I've passed/returned lots of deals for this reason...

Corneliani started to work for Polo in 1999. They made also the signature Blue Label.

Quote:Originally Posted by New Shoes1 Meermin shell longwings at 5 months with weekly wear: Always considered this last very unattractive, seems a symmetric last.

Sometimes in the same Polo label there is writed also Corneliani S.p.a Mantova, but it's rare.

She doesn't work with locals because any napolitans would pay this (crazy) amount for a shirt. In Italy and in Naples in particular the shirt it is considered a garment with short life that isn't worth high investment. It should...

Quote:Originally Posted by jefferyd The impuntura on your coat was a running stitch because it was almost certainly done with a Complett machine. And though the flaps posted above look like they might be a running stitch, they were...

Quote:Originally Posted by jefferyd Done this way, the swelled edge is seen as a somewhat decorative detail to give character to sportier garments. The style in southern Italy is somewhat more exuberant

Quote:Originally Posted by jefferyd But now we're getting a bit too esoteric, I think.I agree Sorry to have bothered you, thanks for your answer.I am only a self-taught who like to alter his own clothes,I shortened sleeves in a jacket...

^Thanks for your answers Backstitch is also easier to do and more precise, my doubt born because I rarely seen the classic overlapping in the underside of backstitch in lapels and flaps. also pictures found on Jefferyd blog confirm...