Neapolitan Morning Trousers

[marcodalondra]

As I may have mentioned some time ago, I had to commission a pair of morning trousers. On my recent visit to Naples, I could not meet with Gianni Volpe's trousermaker, Marco, to discuss the changes to my pattern that Morning trousers would require, and therefore I went to his uncle, Pasquale Mola, previously featured on this forum about a Japanese magazine article I believe.

In any case, we met on a Monday evening without notice, then again on Tuesday lunch time for the basted fitting, which was virtually perfect but for very minor details, and I collected the finish trouser on Friday lunch time.

This is a picture with the fabric swatch of H Lesser used:



And here some other details:

 

[add911_11]

Looking immaculate, double american pleats?

Really would like to have a fit pic

 

[TheFoo]

Double reverse pleats are typical in Naples. Forward pleats are quite an abnormality.

 

[TheTukker]



...
Really would like to have a fit pic

+2; great thread again Marco!

 

[F. Corbera]

Wow, Mola.

 

[Despos]

Why only one back pocket? My bias is two or none.

Can tell from this picture they know how to attach the waistband, this is good tailoring

 

[F. Corbera]

Dude, I get one or none.

 

[Despos]



Dude, I get one or none.

How come?

 

[F. Corbera]



How come?

This will sound crazy, and it might be, but I was thinking about this earlier this evening when we were out to dinner.

Basically, I almost never use a back pocket and when I do,it's just one. Tonight it contained two Ninjago figurines reclaimed from my nephew and son suddenly around the first course.

 

[Despos]

Can you identify the culprit?

 

[F. Corbera]

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[TheFoo]

That looks a like a stylish bottle of wine.

 

[Despos]

I had charred Mackerel and then spaghetti carbonara but unfortunately no Champagne and fortunately no encounters with Ninjago figurines.

 

[TheFoo]



I had charred Mackerel and then spaghetti carbonara but unfortunately no Champagne and fortunately no encounters Ninjago figurines.

Real carbonara? There used to be a fantastic Italian restaurant right next to the Oxxford factory. Closed up half way through law school. Chicago spurned me, and so I spurn Chicago.

 

[Despos]

Not sure how real it was. It tasted very real. It was at Lupa, I was in New York today.