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Hardcover edition of SGST3 is now available

Happy new year to all. The hardcover version of my guidebook Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors is now available to purchase. Please visit my other website Sicilian Reserve to buy a copy. SGST3 is the most complete survey of Sicilian tailors currently available with more than double the content of the previous version (260 pages,

January 4, 2025 No Comments

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Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors – 3rd Edition

The latest update of Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors has finally landed as an e-book. This is the third edition of SGST3 which was first published in 2011. I did not think that I would write a third edition, let alone a second edition in 2017. After writing the second edition, I kept an open

August 31, 2024 No Comments

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Back in Sicily this week and next! Will be visiti

Back in Sicily this week and next!

Will be visiting tailors and artisans in Biancavilla, Catania, Marsala, Messina, Noto, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Vittoria. I write about all of them in my new guidebook.

Link to my guide to Sicilian tailors in bio.
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The third and latest edition of Sleevehead’s Gui

The third and latest edition of Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors is finally here. SGST3 has more than double the content of the previous version. It covers more than 30 tailors and artisans in 10+ cities and towns across Sicily and Italy.

Ottavio Trigona, my friend and advocate of Sicilian craftsmanship, wrote the lovely foreword.

A hardcover version is coming this fall. Link to e-book in bio.

[Cari sarti e artigiani, presto riceverete un link per scaricare una copia gratuita dell’ebook. Entro la fine dell’anno spero di pubblicare e darvi una copia della versione cartacea]
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Catching up with a friend over an excellent dinner

Catching up with a friend over an excellent dinner at St. Tropez in the West Village. Superbe!

#nyceats #nyc

Roman sartorialism in winter. . . . . #rome #roma

Roman sartorialism in winter.
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Classic jacket by Battistoni which makes an archet

Classic jacket by Battistoni which makes an archetypal Roman shoulder.
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Roman uniqueness. A perspective combining flora, a

Roman uniqueness. A perspective combining flora, architecture and cultural legacy found only in Rome. Photo credit: Juhn Maing
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#rome #roma #italy #pyramid #piramide #piramidecestia #pyramidofcestius

My congratulations to Sartoria Davì, the subject

My congratulations to Sartoria Davì, the subject of an atmospheric new film by Douglas Mortimer. Truly a must see if you want to appreciate Sicilian tailoring and sartorial taste.
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Looking forward to publishing the third edition of

Looking forward to publishing the third edition of Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors in 2024! See link in bio for more info.

(Clockwise from top): View from Enna, my Teba jacket at Sartoria Maltese and the owner Alessandro at Di Grazia Ristobar in Catania
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Thanks to the pandemic it took an extra 2 years to

Thanks to the pandemic it took an extra 2 years to deliver these bespoke butterfly strap loafers made in Sicily. But absolutely worth the wait! These are designed to be my travel shoes - lightweight, grippy sole (for rain or shine) and obviously comfortable. Currently you will need to visit Sicily to order shoes from this veteran artisan. Working on possibly taking US orders/measurements on his behalf. Let me know if you’re interested.
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A midnight blue velvet house jacket and trousers t

A midnight blue velvet house jacket and trousers to wear while at relaxing at home. Should pair handsomely with my Alfred Sleep slippers. I look forward to picking them up next week from maestro Palmisciano. Photo credit: Vittorio Palmisciano
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Minimal or animal? A pair of proper English slippe

Minimal or animal? A pair of proper English slippers have been on my sartorial wish list for quite some time. After choosing the sole, lining, color and material of the upper, I’m down to the final stylistic choice - choosing a vamp design.

Here are the two final candidates - an owl motif and monogrammed initials. Special thanks to the team at Arthur Sleep for mocking these up.

Normally not a fan of monogramming but I like the subdued tone on tone monogram offsets the vanity factor. Which would you choose?
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I missed the official opening of Arterton’s pop-

I missed the official opening of Arterton’s pop-up shop on Savile Row last Friday. But it turns out that I was their first in-store customer. The reason? Earlier in the week I had bought a lovely Nakata hanger made in Japan. The Kanna finishing and joinery work are exquisite. Truly a functional work of art
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London is a sartorial crossroads. On the way to He

London is a sartorial crossroads. On the way to Henry Poole, we see a plaid suit in the famous Huntsman cut (right) and an overcoat made by the artisanal Mucska workshop near Vienna (left). Many thanks to Geoff @huddersfieldfineworsted and @timmureau
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Sicily never ceases to amaze me. Grateful for havi

Sicily never ceases to amaze me. Grateful for having visited Catania, Messina, Palermo, Monreale, Siracusa, Vittoria, Comiso, Scoglitti, Ragusa and Noto this year.

Best wishes for the holidays and happy new year 2023!
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Join the Mucskas as they embark on their East Coas

Join the Mucskas as they embark on their East Coast trunk show. They touch ground this week in Orlando before returning to New York next week. Contact Erik mucska@mucska.sk to schedule an appointment. Be sure to mention Sleevehead when you meet them 😉
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A superb selection of Italian artisans at last wee

A superb selection of Italian artisans at last week’s Trofeo Arbiter. I especially enjoyed meeting Calzoleria de Fumo and chatting with Sicilian tiemaker Silvio Fiorello.
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My hearty congratulations to Samuele Gallo who too

Great to see Sartoria Davi at this year’s Trofeo

Great to see Sartoria Davi at this year’s Trofeo. Guido created this fantastic DB suit. This is a suit that means business!
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I enjoyed catching up with Ragusa-based Lorenzo Sp

I enjoyed catching up with Ragusa-based Lorenzo Sparatore in Milan last week and admired his DB suit. In fact, I’m still thinking about it a week later…
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Sartoria Italiano at Milano su misura last week. C

Sartoria Italiano at Milano su misura last week. Claudio’s entry was a beautiful solaro suit. Join jet-setting Claudio in San Francisco next week (Oct 28-29)! Check out @sicilianreserve for more info.
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