The Unofficial Sartoria Pastena Elegance Naples Thread

[jonathanS]

I've lost 70 pounds so far. I still support Pastena. I spoke to Antonio yesterday. I have a jacket and trousers coming in early next month.

Congrats on your weight loss! good luck selling them

 

[Viatu]

Congrats on your weight loss! good luck selling them

Thanks.

 

[Wilson13]

Full suit coming in next week 😀

 

[Viatu]

Full suit coming in next week 😀

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Looks great. Who made the fabric?

 

[Wilson13]

Looks great. Who made the fabric?

Thanks. It’s Harrison’s Mersolair.

 

[JohnMRobie]

Got my suit back after some tweaks from Antonio. Heard he's coming back to the U.S. at the end of March. Looking forward to order another suit and tux when I see him in NYC.

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Just heard from Antonio while he’s in Paris.

He’s tentatively thinking of these dates for the US in March.

17-19 New York
19 - 22 Minneapolis
22-25 Los Angeles

 

[Wilson13]

Received this afternoon and worn for a few hours (including sitting). Very happy with it. Being a casual suit, I asked for more rounded shoulder/sleevehead, which Antonio nailed. Probably shouldn’t have had him shorten the sleeves from the first fitting, but I do prefer a short sleeve, so I may not lengthen them. Fit pics courtesy of my oldest son.

 

[Wilson13]

And now to get y’all’s input here. This is Fresco Lite, part of a suit. Of course I’ll talk with Antonio, but wondering what the group thinks. My thoughts:
- Lengthen by 1cm+
- Fix collar roll
- Raise the collar a little
- Compared to the linen jacket, I’ll raise the gorge and slim the lapels by 0.5cm

 

[JohnMRobie]

And now to get y’all’s input here. This is Fresco Lite, part of a suit. Of course I’ll talk with Antonio, but wondering what the group thinks. My thoughts:
- Lengthen by 1cm+
- Fix collar roll
- Raise the collar a little
- Compared to the linen jacket, I’ll raise the gorge and slim the lapels by 0.5cm
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Looks good. The tweaks you suggested I think make sense. How's the fit at the waist? From the back it looks like it could maybe stand to be relaxed a hair if that is with the jacket open but not sure if you had it pinned closed by that point.

 

[Crispyj]

Agree with your thoughts. Collar definitely needs to be higher. I think gorge height is fine, no need to raise. Do slim the lapels 0.5cm - 1cm.

 

[Wilson13]

Looks good. The tweaks you suggested I think make sense. How's the fit at the waist? From the back it looks like it could maybe stand to be relaxed a hair if that is with the jacket open but not sure if you had it pinned closed by that point.

Good call, I’ll take a look at that. I didn’t have it pinned but I’ll see if that tightens the waist a little too much

 

[Megakurth]

Has anyone had issues with their lapels bowing near the 3r2? It’s an issue I’ve had with my initial 2 Pastena jackets (made via measurements) and my two newest jackets, despite virtual fittings, an in-person visit and more than one trip back to Italy. Not sure whether to send back again. Am I being too picky?

 

[Sreezy36]

And now to get y’all’s input here. This is Fresco Lite, part of a suit. Of course I’ll talk with Antonio, but wondering what the group thinks. My thoughts:
- Lengthen by 1cm+
- Fix collar roll
- Raise the collar a little
- Compared to the linen jacket, I’ll raise the gorge and slim the lapels by 0.5cm
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I agree with both @Jmr928 and @Crispyj

 

[JohnMRobie]

Has anyone had issues with their lapels bowing? It’s an issue I’ve had with my initial 2 Pastena jackets (made via measurements) and my two newest jackets, despite virtual fittings and more than one trip back to Italy. I’ve already conceded that I won’t be able to wear pocket squares with any of these jackets, but at this point is it worth another trip? Am I being too picky?


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Have you done the Milanese button holes on all of the jackets that you’re having issues with?

 

[Megakurth]

Have you done the Milanese button holes on all of the jackets that you’re having issues with?

Two have regular, and two Milanese (I had asked Antonio for regular Neapolitan for this most recent one but ended up with Milanese)