Luciano Attolini Suit

[slycedbred]

Suit in question:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=001

I don't really know what to make of it...It has pick stitching, but to my (untrained) eye it seems as if it's machine done. I think it looks nice enough and the fabric feels quite nice.

I don't feel any canvassing, but I want to trust the seller that it's fully canvassed. Usually I'm pretty good about this. Can anyone offer up any suggestions?

He answered all my questions regarding where he got it and under what pretenses and even mentioned that he had a gray one that he kept. He said that his tailor took his suit apart during alterations at one point and showed him the innards. He's been very cordial and extremely helpful every step of the way... I don't even catch a slight whiff of shadiness so I really want to trust him.

Pics:

Looks like the fabric tag's been cut?

 

[slycedbred]

Also, to prevent confusion, in no way do I believe that this is "cesare attolini"... I'm just wondering on everyone's thoughts on this particular brand of suit...

 

[cvac]

For a NWT $100 suit, whether or not it is canvassed shouldn't matter. If you like the suit and it fits you decently, I would just keep it.

If you really want to know whether or not it is canvassed you should take the suit to the most reputable tailor in town and get their take on it.

 

[alliswell]

Sorry to hear that you won this. I'm worried that the label implies that the suit is fake. What does it say on the back?

 

[cvac]

With the fabric tag, I would be worried that the suit might be a poly / wool blend or that the seller is trying to hide something from you.

Can you still return it? If so, I would.

 

[slycedbred]

Well, if I'm being cheated here I'd just go through my credit card company. There's no way I'd pay for return shipping if he's in the wrong.

I read a past review by SATOR on this label though and it seems that he says there's a very light canvas and that's a pretty well made suit...However, I think we're dealing with different products here...

 

[lee_44106]

How are you feeling for the canvassing?

My method is to pinch a spot on the front quarter of the jacket, about 1" up from the bottom hem and 1" in from the coat edge. If you can pull apart THREE distinct layers, then it is indeed fully canvassed.

 

[sartoria pirozzi]

attolini is cesare.....

 

[chobochobo]

I'm not sure what to think here. It looks very much like the fake Dunhill suit I bought from fleabay, that had a tag that said the model was 'Dunhill' but also had dunhill lining, buttons and even embroidered by one pant pocket. Here the name is close to but not identical to a premium manufacturer, so can you call it a fake? It seems that the 'counterfeiters' are wising up to what names command a premium.

 

[demian19003]

Not a fake...there are many unknown tailors, sartorias, and shoemakers in Italy, most of whom can compete with the best of them..
You won't find them online, etc...and they are almost always very good.

As a note, I have it on good account from someone in the know that this is a relative of Cesare. Which, or the relation, I don't know..

I live in Florence and will try and return and update this upon meeting with some people this evening if I think of it.
I am not a forum person, but it is important I feel. Too much misinformation online.

There are many tailor and artisan districts throughout Italy...but it is almost impossible to do what many are speaking of here and elsewhere.
That is, the Chinese tricks, creating similar names, etc..in order to fool people.

Family names, as you'd imagine, are a big deal here and unless they are related, would be shut down..or forced to change.

My thought was that it was genuinely a small(er) Napolitano tailor of the same name, as Attolini is not too uncommon, and there aer many awesome unknown tailors in Napoli and elsewhere within Italy..

But I immediately asked when I came across my suit by Luciano Attolini and received response that it is indeed a relation of Cesare, though nothing to do with his operation.

I responded on another thread here regarding the matter at length. As Im new it apparently requires review first, but I simply cannot repeat myself again.

His last name may hurt more than help due to the instant thought of "copy" or "fake" these days (I blame China), but this is not the case...why should he change his name?

They are good suits, canvassed, Napolitano shoulders, good cut, high armholes, and smaller leg openings, using good fabrics such as Loro Piana, etc.

Very similar to my Isaia in quality fwiw.

I am very pleased with it.
This is all I know.

Regards