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Just landed in San Francisco and heading to meet our client Ethan. Photo credit: Timothy Archibald

“For me, clothing is more cultural. It’s about how these things came to be used, designed and created. I’m basically an anthropologist in the supply chain of menswear.” Quoted in Deni Bechard, “The Accidental Maven of Menswear”, Stanford Magazine (July 2019) I learned that this summer’s issue of Stanford Magazine has just been published, featuring …

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Freddy Vandecasteele. Photo credit: Juhn Maing.

Jun 27 2019June 27, 2019

An afternoon with shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele

Craft, Hollywood, Menswear / By Juhn @ sleevehead / Leave a Comment

Last month I had the great pleasure of reconnecting with shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele who recently retired from a 40+ year career as a shirtmaker in Los Angeles. We met in Brussels where he is enjoying his retirement. When I was living in LA about a decade ago, Freddy made the bulk of my dress shirts …

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Silvio Fiorello and Gregory Colaco. Photo credit: Juhn Maing.

Jun 14 2019May 21, 2019

Sicilian tiemaker Silvio Fiorello

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I first came across Silvio Fiorello at last year’s winter Mrket menswear trade show in NYC thanks to the deft introduction by Gigliola at the Italian Trade Agency. She introduced me to Gregory Colaco who was representing the brand at the show. I quickly learned from Gregory that Silvio Fiorello makes their neckwear in northeast …

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Sicilian tailor Arrigo at his cutting table. Photo credit: Juhn Maing

Jun 4 2019June 5, 2019

Sleevehead Forum x Sartoria Arrigo

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Both Sicilian Reserve (SR) & Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors (SGST) are platforms to help connect Sicilian artisans to new customers. They make it possible for a Sicilian tailor or artisan organize a trunk show in your city. In particular, you can help artisans like Sartoria Arrigo visit your city by engaging with them in …

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Pisana full brogue. Photo credit: Calzoleria Pisana

May 14 2019May 14, 2019

Bespoke shoemaker Calzoleria Pisana

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Spring is in the air as the saying goes. That sense of freshness can also be discovered in a pair of shoes made just for you. With bespoke, you could say it’s always spring time. For all these reasons, spring seems a fortuitous time to launch a new bespoke venture. It is with profound pleasure …

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Close-up of shoulder on a jacket by Sartoria Davi. Photo credit: Juhn Maing.

Apr 18 2019April 18, 2019

Sicilian Reserve x Sartoria Davi (spring 2019)

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Last week we hosted Claudio Italiano and had a very productive trip to New York and San Francisco. We’re pleased to announce that we will be hosting a new visiting tailor in a couple of weeks: Sartoria Davi (@sartoriadavi). Guido will visit New York on May 8-10. Unlike most visiting tailors, Guido and I are experimenting with doing 2 complete …

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Sartoria Italiano sports jacket. Photo credit: Sartoria Italiano

Mar 23 2019March 23, 2019

Update: Sicilian Reserve x Sartoria Italiano

Craft, Menswear / By Juhn @ sleevehead / Leave a Comment

I’m pleased to announce that the first visiting tailor for Sicilian Reserve this year is Sartoria Italiano. I launched Sicilian Reserve as a platform to help connect Sicilian artisans to new customers. To kick things off, I will be working with Sartoria Italiano (IG: @sartoriaitaliano) for a spring 2019 visit to the US. Claudio and …

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De Paz, a Bologna menswear institution. Photo credit: Juhn Maing

Mar 15 2019March 15, 2019

Sartorial excursion: Bologna

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Sartorial Bologna has long been on my list of places to visit. This year I decided to piggyback a half-day trip in January as a part of a more extended itinerary including Venice. What struck me initially was Bologna’s medieval character as expressed in its fortified yet interconnected architecture. Not only is Bologna a walled …

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Craft

An American in Sicily – what I did after discovering Sicilian tailoring

An afternoon with shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele

Sicilian tiemaker Silvio Fiorello

Sleevehead Forum x Sartoria Arrigo

Bespoke shoemaker Calzoleria Pisana

Sicilian Reserve x Sartoria Davi (spring 2019)

Update: Sicilian Reserve x Sartoria Italiano

Sartorial excursion: Bologna

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