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I bought a couple of Fioravanti jackets (most likely orphaned suit jackets) a good while ago when I was just starting to be more interested in quality clothing. I guess at the time I was 'seduced' by the working sleeve buttons amongst other things.
There is significant shoulder/upper chest padding but actually from the outside it's not that obvious. The fit of the upper body is actually very good - you feel as though the jacket 'fits' you closely but not tightly. However the odd thing is that the bottom quarter of the jacket seems to 'flare out' for want of a better term which seems a bit odd. The suits are dated by an internal label to 2003, so I guess it's not exactly 'dated'.
I've been going through some of my earlier acquisitions with a more discerning eye now and am going to throw these out by taking them to the charity shop. But just hoping for some enlightenment on this 'line' of clothing please.
There is significant shoulder/upper chest padding but actually from the outside it's not that obvious. The fit of the upper body is actually very good - you feel as though the jacket 'fits' you closely but not tightly. However the odd thing is that the bottom quarter of the jacket seems to 'flare out' for want of a better term which seems a bit odd. The suits are dated by an internal label to 2003, so I guess it's not exactly 'dated'.
I've been going through some of my earlier acquisitions with a more discerning eye now and am going to throw these out by taking them to the charity shop. But just hoping for some enlightenment on this 'line' of clothing please.