Has Borrelli lowered his quality this season?

[erpet]

O.K.

I have now checked my 2011 LBs and deem the buttons to be MoP, the collars and arms hand stiched to the "torso" and many other seams seem hand made as well.

The fabrics are O.K. although not as smooth as the one of my older LB that is more comfortable to wear than to be naked. However I do understand there are other lines from LB with more exclusive fabrics.

In my humble opinion the quality drop was exaggerated and/or recovered. The main difference now seems to be the shape of the buttons.

Pro: easier to button

Con: not as many will see how expensive your shirt is......

/E

 

[connor09]

I agree though that the quality of the fabric has definitely declined over the years, my older LB still looks good.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Can anyone tell what's the fabric used in Borrelli shirts nowadays?

 

[marcodalondra]

I would guess mainly Testa, Canclini & Monti quality as it was also often in the past. Their Royal line was more thomas Mason/ DJ Anderson quality rather then Carlo Riva. I am not even sure Kito uses Riva at all, or at least the 180/2 Riva I buy for my bespoke shirt. I have touched many Kiton's at Harrods and have the one shirt and all are probably 140/2 cotton at the very best.