Raffaelle Caruso Models

winston · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by Nicola

Unless you check the fabric label most people can't tell the make up. It's not like a strange colour or other feature that stands out.

I think that 50% flax would be very easy to notice when handling the suit.

Nicola · Dec 11, 2009

On my hemp jacket the main difference is it wrinkles less then 100% linen. I can't imagine too many people looking at it and saying it's a wierd blend.

CashmereLover · Dec 11, 2009

For me, a 100% wool suit would be more valuable than the one I have now in a 50/50 blend. I bought it due to a limited budget and prioritization of great fit and Italian craftmanship.

tricota · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by Kaplan

Yes. The only other retailer of RC in DK I could find was in Ã…lborg, as far as I remember. Do you know of others?

There was one in Ã…rhus, probably the one you mentioned, that said one their website, that there were only 3 shops selling the brand. I was thinking of looking into it, but the prices seem very high, even for Denmark...

NOBD · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by CashmereLover

For me, a 100% wool suit would be more valuable than the one I have now in a 50/50 blend.

Why?

CashmereLover · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by NOBD

Why?

That's just my perception of fabric. I was aiming for a universal, formal suit - and flax adds a texture that decreases the formal touch.

NOBD · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by CashmereLover

[...] I was aiming for a universal, formal suit - and flax adds a texture that decreases the formal touch.

Okay. That, I understand.

eHaberdasher · Dec 11, 2009

For you Caruso fans, we're getting in 100 suits next week - mostly Sartoria Parma!

Kaplan · Dec 11, 2009

Originally Posted by NOBD

Okay. That, I understand.
Me too. Only, I'm looking for the opposite - textures that feel less formal.

NOBD (and others with RC MTM experience) how did you find their fabric options?

I imagine they only offer Italian suitings?

I would consider Caruso MTM if they have something equivalent to Harrisons flannel and Minnis fresco...

NOBD · Dec 12, 2009

Originally Posted by Kaplan

Me too. Only, I'm looking for the opposite - textures that feel less formal.

Same here. (As you can see in this thread.)

Originally Posted by Kaplan

NOBD (and others with RC MTM experience) how did you find their fabric options?

I imagine they only offer Italian suitings?

I would consider Caruso MTM if they have something equivalent to Harrisons flannel and Minnis fresco...

I looked through the Caruso bunches at my supplier for my first MTM suit (the brown herringbone). The second one (blue cotton) was a Drapers fabric, not from the Caruso books. Caruso offers all kinds of fabrics, not just Italian. For my latest suit (the flannel glen check) I chose a Fox flanel. My supplier ordered the fabric directly from Fox and had it send it to Caruso who made a suit out of it.

radicaldog · Dec 12, 2009

Caruso makes great OTR stuff. I still very happily wear a PoW flannel suit (Barbera cloth) and a sportscoat in washed corduroy. Together with my Brioni blazer they are the only RTW tailored garments that survived my transition to bespoke (with the exception of overcoats and some odd trousers). I didn't know they did MTM.

Kaplan · Dec 12, 2009

^ Thank you NOBD. I'll have to check if the 'local' MTM retailer (in the other end of the country

) offers something similar.

I always imagined that MTM was pretty limited with regard to changing lapel width, button stance and gorge height (and had this pretty much confirmed when checking up on Pal Zileri MTM).

A phone call to the 'local' Caruso MTM retailer suggested a pretty great range of possible customization (but apparently RC only offers a two patch pocket configuration for their MTM. With Zileri it was all three or nothing).

How did you find the freedom for customization?

NOBD · Dec 12, 2009

Originally Posted by Kaplan

^ Thank you NOBD. I'll have to check if the 'local' MTM retailer (in the other end of the country

) offers something similar.A phone call to the 'local' Caruso MTM retailer suggested a pretty great range of possible customization (but apparently RC only offers a two patch pocket configuration for their MTM. With Zileri it was all three or nothing).

How did you find the freedom for customization?

I thought (think) three patch was (is) no problem. Caruso offers three patch on their OTR too. Maybe it depends on the retailer. My retailer visits the factory regularly and knows the people there.

Kaplan · Dec 12, 2009

^ That's just what they told me, but either way that's not a big deal for me. I was more wondering about if you were given any freedom to change some of the other stuff, like lapel width, button stance and gorge height.

I was told this is possible, but I didn't think it was with MTM. I know it isn't with Zileri as they apparently 'stamp' out the fabric with lapel shaped knives...

NOBD · Dec 12, 2009

Originally Posted by Kaplan

^ That's just what they told me, but either way that's not a big deal for me. I was more wondering about if you were given any freedom to change some of the other stuff, like lapel width, button stance and gorge height.

I was told this is possible, but I didn't think it was with MTM. I know it isn't with Zileri as they apparently 'stamp' out the fabric with lapel shaped knives...

Well, it's MTM, so the possiblities are limited. I'm afraid I don't know what the exact limits of Caruso MTM are, but if you don't like the OTR 'base cut' of Caruso (I'm not saying you don't, but generally spoken), I'd choose a brand with a base cut that suits you more.

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