S K M
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Gentlemen,
I'm in the market for a new shirtmaker, and since I have some other tailoring arrangements in Napoli it would be great to add a shirtmaker to the group so I can have most of my wardrobe taken care of in one trip. And as I have only found some sporadic advice on shirtmaker in Napoli, I thought it would be great to gather people's experience in one thread.
I'm planning to go to Napoli this spring and stay for something like five days which should make it possible to perfect my shirt pattern and preferred collars, so I can then order subsequent shirts via email (hence some level of english from the tailor is needed). Price wise I'm hoping to find something not too much north of 200 euro pr. shirt. I do like some handwork (buttonholes, hand attached buttons) but at the same time I prefer to machine wash the shirts myself, so too much hand work is probably not advisable (and I guess not feasible within my budget after all). An important thing for me, however, is that collar and cuffs are non-fused, which I guess might limit my options slightly.
So, any recommendations from you guys? They don't necessarily need to follow my preferences as I guess other members with different preferences would appreciate to hear about some first hands experience
Personally I'm considering Luca Avitabile, who I have read good things about, and I guess has a business set up for international clients. Moreover, he assured me that he can do non-fused collars, though his standard is fused. If anyone has first hands experience to share it would be highly appreciated
Hoping this can be a useful threat for the members as well!
Cheers,
SKM
I'm in the market for a new shirtmaker, and since I have some other tailoring arrangements in Napoli it would be great to add a shirtmaker to the group so I can have most of my wardrobe taken care of in one trip. And as I have only found some sporadic advice on shirtmaker in Napoli, I thought it would be great to gather people's experience in one thread.
I'm planning to go to Napoli this spring and stay for something like five days which should make it possible to perfect my shirt pattern and preferred collars, so I can then order subsequent shirts via email (hence some level of english from the tailor is needed). Price wise I'm hoping to find something not too much north of 200 euro pr. shirt. I do like some handwork (buttonholes, hand attached buttons) but at the same time I prefer to machine wash the shirts myself, so too much hand work is probably not advisable (and I guess not feasible within my budget after all). An important thing for me, however, is that collar and cuffs are non-fused, which I guess might limit my options slightly.
So, any recommendations from you guys? They don't necessarily need to follow my preferences as I guess other members with different preferences would appreciate to hear about some first hands experience
Personally I'm considering Luca Avitabile, who I have read good things about, and I guess has a business set up for international clients. Moreover, he assured me that he can do non-fused collars, though his standard is fused. If anyone has first hands experience to share it would be highly appreciated
Hoping this can be a useful threat for the members as well!
Cheers,
SKM