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Help me on a Caruso suit

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I'm pretty sure yfyf's suits are bespoke...
 

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Originally Posted by Mannix
I'm pretty sure yfyf's suits are bespoke...
Yes he told me , from Napoli, but I don´t like the shoulder where he is getting the camera.. Otherwise is great. Please let me a hand on the Caruso please. It´s me on the right with a Zileri , on the left the Caruso flannel one that I like. It seems the same right? Does it worth buying ? I thought the flannel one would look heavier but...looks as a clone.
 

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I have a Caruso from the same lot as the one you are considering. Same SP for Gemmeti Gemmeti. The shoulders are very lightly padded. The one on the right is Caruso. The cloth is Barbera flannel is what seems quite a heavy weight
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Originally Posted by aj_del
I have a Caruso from the same lot as the one you are considering. Same SP for Gemmeti Gemmeti. The shoulders are very lightly padded.

The one on the right is Caruso. The cloth is Barbera flannel is what seems quite a heavy weight

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Ey thanks for your help friend.
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I loooove the shoulders on the right one.

How heavy in grams is that flannel ? If you live in India, that is hot place , same as mine or warmer.. Is not so heavy ? I plan to use it just in Winter ´ cause I always wanted to have a flannel suit. Otherwise I buy the all season super light ones.
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^^ Not for me - I am too infected by SF groupthink, I already had 3 flannel suits before this one. I sold a Corneliani lightweight S150s wool to buy this.
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Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia
Yes he told me , from Napoli, but I don´t like the shoulder where he is getting the camera.. Otherwise is great. Please let me a hand on the Caruso please.

It´s me on the right with a Zileri , on the left the Caruso flannel one that I like. It seems the same right?

Does it worth buying ? I thought the flannel one would look heavier but...looks as a clone.

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spalla, i have a caruso flannel that is beautifully put together. but be aware that it has a much stronger shoulder than many other carusos. it is hard to tell definitively, but based on the picture you posted i would not be surprised if this one too has a strong shoulder. make sure you are able to return it if it doesn't work out for you.

BTW the zileri looks good on you.
 

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Originally Posted by OttoSkadelig
spalla, i have a caruso flannel that is beautifully put together. but be aware that it has a much stronger shoulder than many other carusos. it is hard to tell definitively, but based on the picture you posted i would not be surprised if this one too has a strong shoulder. make sure you are able to return it if it doesn't work out for you.

BTW the zileri looks good on you.


The seller actually told me it got not Spalla camiccia shoulders but not very padded ones.

Thanks for the compliments!
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I suspect Caruso and Zileri are the same brand under two comercial names, are both are from Parma, Italy and those two suits had the exactly same measures, one tagged 46, mine 48. Strange...

I am interested on a chalk stripe as this Vacca but with softer shoulders, how is that compared to the Caruso?



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Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia
Yes he told me , from Napoli, but I don´t like the shoulder where he is getting the camera.. Otherwise is great. Please let me a hand on the Caruso please.

It´s me on the right with a Zileri , on the left the Caruso flannel one that I like. It seems the same right?

Does it worth buying ? I thought the flannel one would look heavier but...looks as a clone.




What visual differences do you find between mine and the other please?

Would it look like if I wear the same twice?

Sorry for the bump. I need your expert advice folks.
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aside from the differences in shade, the higher button point of your zileri (assuming you only wear the middle button on the caruso) and the more open quarters of the caruso, the two are very similar. up to you as to whether these are sufficiently meaningful differences to warrant another buy...
 

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