talk to me about borrelli...

[DerekS]

I have a few old borrelli white shirts....i love em. great fabrics, thick buttons, etc. I picked up a couple new ones this past week....what happened? WAY less hand work. fabric is still great, but there seems to be a noticeable difference. Honestly, I dont see THAT much difference in the new borrellis and my T&A or Ermenegildo Zegna or Charvet shirts....

My question...is there any brand currently that would be comparable to the old borrelli?

 

[cmeisenzahl]

Originally Posted by DerekS

I have a few old borrelli white shirts....i love em. great fabrics, thick buttons, etc. I picked up a couple new ones this past week....what happened? WAY less hand work. fabric is still great, but there seems to be a noticeable difference. Honestly, I dont see THAT much difference in the new borrellis and my T&A or Ermenegildo Zegna or Charvet shirts....

My question...is there any brand currently that would be comparable to the old borrelli?

Hehe.

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by cmeisenzahl

Hehe.

thats no help speedy. hahahahaha.

 

[Redwoood]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=180460

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by Redwoood

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=180460

So Finamore or barba? I guess im more interested in a good alternative than the actual story behind what happened.

 

[ndw]

Finamore, barba are probably comparable. Attolini are also nice, if not better.

Check out Donnanna - it's apparently many of the same people from the old Borrelli operation. Although, I can't confirm quality.

http://www.shopthefinest.com/p-36272...-us-39-eu.aspx

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by ndw

Finamore, barba are probably comparable. Attolini are also nice, if not better.

Check out Donnanna - it's apparently many of the same people from the old Borrelli operation. Although, I can't confirm quality.

http://www.shopthefinest.com/p-36272...-us-39-eu.aspx

Ill check those out...thanks for the info!

I *NEED* a white attolini shirt.

 

[HRoi]

I've shifted my allegiance to Fray. Kiton I also like for it's handwork, but I don't like their buttons as much

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by HRoi

I've shifted my allegiance to Fray. Kiton I also like for it's handwork, but I don't like their buttons as much

I keep hearing Kiton shirts leave a lot to be desired. I have a lot of great shirts, (t&a, zegna, rlpl, letc) and borrelli was a nice way to treat myself. Being in nashville where the best shirt you can buy is ike behar, its tough to know exactly what im getting when ordering online.

 

[marcodalondra]

Finamore have more handwork then Barba and current Borrelli. In any case Borrelli is back in operation after the trouble they had a couple of years ago.

 

[DerekS]

thanks....I need to check out finamore....

 

[cpmac7]

I might be the only one on this but I feel that Truzzi is pretty comparable

 

[rsuhandy]

^ +1

 

[Mannix]

Originally Posted by cpmac7

I might be the only one on this but I feel that Truzzi is pretty comparable

Truzzi buttonholes are ugly in my opinion, and I really don't like their buttons or collar shapes either. Finamore has my vote.

 

[k4lnamja]

My fav shirt is hands down my grey white striped finamore!