sfnapolifan
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barbera is doing a trunk show at wilkes in sf this week and i'd like to figure out a couple of things before placing an order. wilkes hasn't had collezione in stock (or a barbera trunk show) in some time.
i had purchased a barbera collezione sartoriale jacket a while back off gilt and was very pleased. the tag inside the left inner pocket says, among other things, "c.c.i.a.a. napoli 495876". the examples present in the store (shipped in from richards in greenwich) had a different external tag, marked "grilux spa". the rep from barbera said that collezione is made in their own facility in northern italy. i'm not overly concerned about quality being markedly different versus the jacket i own--it seems like barbera has always had pretty good quality. i'm more concerned about whether there is a significant difference in the basic styling and pattern of what i might order. they didn't have anything in my size to try on--so it was difficult to gauge.
so, my question basically is this: as barbera has shifted manufacturing from one maker to another, has styling/fit/pattern changed appreciably? i.e., does barbera have its own house style that has remained more or less the same or does the style of the individual garment depend largely on the house style of the company that made it (whether it is attolini, saint andrews, barbera's own factory--if i was being told the truth, etc.).
any help here would be appreciated. (and yes, i did search for this, but prior threads weren't totally clear on this.)
many thanks.
i had purchased a barbera collezione sartoriale jacket a while back off gilt and was very pleased. the tag inside the left inner pocket says, among other things, "c.c.i.a.a. napoli 495876". the examples present in the store (shipped in from richards in greenwich) had a different external tag, marked "grilux spa". the rep from barbera said that collezione is made in their own facility in northern italy. i'm not overly concerned about quality being markedly different versus the jacket i own--it seems like barbera has always had pretty good quality. i'm more concerned about whether there is a significant difference in the basic styling and pattern of what i might order. they didn't have anything in my size to try on--so it was difficult to gauge.
so, my question basically is this: as barbera has shifted manufacturing from one maker to another, has styling/fit/pattern changed appreciably? i.e., does barbera have its own house style that has remained more or less the same or does the style of the individual garment depend largely on the house style of the company that made it (whether it is attolini, saint andrews, barbera's own factory--if i was being told the truth, etc.).
any help here would be appreciated. (and yes, i did search for this, but prior threads weren't totally clear on this.)
many thanks.