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Yes, of course that explains it. Not sure what I was thinking - maybe that they would shoot F/W well before spring season.I assume that the current format is a result of the Covid situation in Italy early this year.
Some of their pieces do have handwork, many do not. They are always doing things to a very high standard/quality, but it's hard to cross compare fully handmade suits to outerwear. Hope that makes sense.
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Qualitywise i guess the two are pretty similar. But style and tastewise i find Attolini to be the preferrable choice.
I have a couple Kiton shirts, eight or ten Attolini, and about the same number of Finamore. Attolini and Finamore are definitely my favorite, mainly in the slimmer cut. I don't think you can go wrong with Kiton, and I have not found significant variation in quality of fabrics or construction between Kiton and Attolini. So, it comes down to personal preferences, and whether one feels the higher price point of Kiton is justified, if it may be a factor of consideration.
I'm also wondering, why are Attolinis and Kitons cut so long? I wear a 42R, but the jacket length on Attolinis and Kitons is often 31-31.5 inches beneath the collar, which is long for contemporary suits. The Attolini pictured above is 40R so its cut a little shorter (30 inches). The Attolini I intend to acquire is 41/51C drop 4, so its length beneath the collar is only 29.75 inches, which is the shortest length I'll wear. I was just wondering why Attolinis and Kitons seem to be cut so long?
I'm also wondering, why are Attolinis and Kitons cut so long? I wear a 42R, but the jacket length on Attolinis and Kitons is often 31-31.5 inches beneath the collar, which is long for contemporary suits. The Attolini pictured above is 40R so its cut a little shorter (30 inches). The Attolini I intend to acquire is 41/51C drop 4, so its length beneath the collar is only 29.75 inches, which is the shortest length I'll wear. I was just wondering why Attolinis and Kitons seem to be cut so long?
I wouldn't call it long, I'd just call it traditional. Also bear in mind that a lot of their suits have a high degree of customisation for the intended customer, be it done by the RTW tailor or via their MTM process.
If the suit is a drop four, then yes, it will have significantly more room in the waist of the jacket as well. I wouldn't like to be messing around with alterations beyond a couple of inches, especially if there is a pattern to the fabric.
Thanks for your reply Ich_Dien,
The suit I wanted to purchase is 21.5 inches in the chest and 21.25 inches in the jacket waist. That doesn't seem to be too expansive to have it altered, does it? Do you think having the waist taken in 0.5-0.75 inches on either side is too radical an alteration? I've had that done successfully on many suits. The pants would have to be taken in by 2 inches overall, but I've had that done many times as well.
What drop do you normally wear?
If that's the case it would appear to have zero waist suppression...are you sure the seller has the measurements correct? It could very well be the case, however.
What drop do you normally wear?
I have found Kiton to be cut longer than Attolini, to generalize. I don't think 31 inches is excessively long for a 42. Makers have to pick an assumption for the average torso length, plus @Ich_Dien makes a good point about variations that can result from the majority of MTM with both houses.