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Closet Cleaning, Suits– Gennaro Solito Napoli, Raffaele Caruso, Russo Italia

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CLOSET CLEANING, SUITS- GENNARO SOLITO NAPOLI, RAFFAELE CARUSO SARTORIO PARMA, RUSSO ITALIA

Some stuff just hanging in my closet without getting much wear.


GENNARO SOLITO NAPOLI
Bespoke Gennaro Solito suit. Charcoal grey with fine white pinstripes. British cloth (I don't recall which maker, Super 150). 4 Season suit. Suit is absolutely stunning. Very soft shoulders. All hand work. Has been worn, but in good condition.

Gennaro Solito is mentioned as one of the best Neapolitan suit makers on this and other boards, for example:

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...ghlight=solito
www.noveporte.it/portico/solito.htm

Jacket:

Very soft Neapolitan shoulders
Fully Canvassed
Double vented
3-roll-2
Horn buttons
Working sleeve buttons
Ticket pocket
Lined with midnight blue Cupro Bemberg

Measurements:

Shoulder seam-shoulder seam, 47.5 cm or 18.7"
Chest, 49\tcm or 19.3"
Waist, 47.5 cm or 18.7"
Length from top of collar, 79.5\tcm or 31.3"
Arms, 61.5 / 57.5 cm* or 24.2 / 22.6" * (* measured from top of shoulder to cuff / along sleeve seam)









Trousers:

Single pleated
Full button fly closure
Hidden buttons at cuffs

Measurements:

Length (waistband to cuff), 107 cm + 4 cm cuff\tor 42.1" + 1.6" cuff
Waist, 87 cm + 4.5\tcm or 34.4" + 1.8"
Cuff, 19 cm or 7.5"
Knee, 24 cm, or 9.5"








Asking US$ 385 plus shipping.


RAFFAELE CARUSO SARTORIO PARMA SOLD
Grey Raffaele Caruso suit. Marked 48 EU. 4 Season suit. Bought this suit with Kool in Rotterdam www.koolpakken.nl Has been worn, but in good condition.

Jacket:

Soft Neapolitan shoulders
Fully canvassed
Double vented
3-roll-2½
Horn buttons
Working sleeve buttons
Lined with blue Cupro Bemberg

Measurements:

Shoulder seam-shoulder seam, 45.5 cm or 17.9"
Chest, 52 cm or 20.5"
Waist, 48.5 cm or 18.9"
Length from top of collar, 80.5 cm or 31.7"
Arms, 62 / 59 cm * or 24.4 / 23.2" * (*measured from top of shoulder to cuff / along sleeve seam)









Trousers:

Double pleated
Button fly closure

Measurements:

Length (waistband to cuff), 107 cm + 4 cm cuff or 42.1" + 1.6" cuff
Waist, 87 cm + 4.5 cm or 34.4" + 1.8"
Cuff, 19.5 cm or 7.7"
Knee, 24.5 co or 9.6"



Asking US$ 100 plus shipping.


RAFFAELE CARUSO SARTORIO PARMA SOLD
Charcoal grey herringbone Raffaele Caruso suit. Marked 48 EU. 4 Season suit. Bought this suit with Kool in Rotterdam www.koolpakken.nl Has been worn, but in good condition.

Jacket:

Soft Neapolitan shoulders
Fully canvassed
Double vented
3-roll-2½
Horn buttons
Working sleeve buttons
Lined with blue Cupro Bemberg

Measurements:

Shoulder seam-shoulder seam, 46 cm or 18.1"
Chest, 53.5 cm or 21.0"
Waist, 49 cm or 19.3"
Length from top of collar, 79.5 cm or 31.3"
Arms, 62 / 59 cm* or 24.4 / 23.2" * (* measured from top of shoulder to cuff / along sleeve seam)











Trousers:

Double pleated
Zip fly closure

Measurements:

Length (waistband to cuff), 106 cm + 4 cm cuff or 41.7" + 1.6"
Waist, 88 cm + 4 cm or 34.7" + 1.6"
Cuff, 19.5 cm or 7.7"
Knee, 24.5 cm or 9.6"



Asking US$ 100 plus shipping.


RUSSO ITALIA ON HOLD
Small Dutch shop run by the Neapolitan couple Russo. Everything is sold under their own name, Russo Italia and is produced in Naples. The shop is well regarded on the Dutch equivalent of this site www.stijlform.nl. Cloth is midnight blue chalk stripe. 4 season suit. Marked 50 EU. Bought this in 2006. Has not been worn much, hence in very good condition.

Jacket:

Slightly roped shoulders
Fully canvassed
Double vented
3 button
Working sleeve buttons

Shoulder seam-shoulder seam, 47 cm or 18.5"
Chest, 53 cm or 20.9"
Waist, 48.5 cm or 19.1"
Length from top of collar, 82.5 cm or 32.5"
Arms, 63 / 60 cm * or 24.8 / 23.6" * (*measured form top of shoulder to cuff / along sleeve seam)











Trousers:

Flat front
Zip fly closure
No cuffs

Measurements:

Length (waistband to cuff), 107 cm + 5 cm or 42.1" + 2"
Waist, 87 cm + 7 cm or 34.3" + 2.8"
Cuff, 21 cm or 8.3"
Knee, 24.5 cm or 9.6"





Asking US$ 100 plus shipping.

Open to reasonable offers on all the above items. Discount available when buying multiple items. Please PM or mail me any questions, requests for close ups, or for shipping quote.
post #2 of 8
PM sent on the Carusos.
post #3 of 8
Shit the bed, if these were only 44R I would buy them all immediately.

Fantastic offerings.
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PM sent on the Carusos.

Booo! I wanted that first one. Are you a 38?
post #5 of 8
Damn! If only those pants were narrower.
post #6 of 8
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Damn! If only those pants were narrower.

The pants do seem awfully narrow at the ankles, don't they?
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Booo! I wanted that first one. Are you a 38?

Yeah, I'm a 38. If the sleeves end up being too short, I'm going to relist them here.
post #8 of 8
Thread Starter 
Both Caruso's are sold.

Russo Italia is on hold.

Gennaro Solito Napoli suit is still available.
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