I am working on launching a new bespoke concept called Sicilian Reserve. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @sicilianreserve. The website will be launching soon…
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I will be updating my 2011 guidebook on Sicilian tailors with a new edition. Expected date of publication is summer 2017. The second edition will provide improved visual content, updated tailor information and logistics. All customers of the original e-book will receive the updated second edition free of charge via the email address submitted at
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When I was researching my guide to Sicilian tailors five years ago, I became Mr. Arrigo’s first American customer. This is the first jacket I commissioned from him and it’s still one of my favorites. He also made the whipcord trousers I’m wearing in the photos. Shirt by Camiceria Flavia. Shoes by
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I headed over to Brooklyn today and chatted with Joseph Genuardi who is featured in the recent documentary Men of the Cloth. Joseph is currently head tailor at Martin Greenfield Clothiers, a leading US manufacturer of hand-tailored men’s clothing. Not only did Joseph show me the different workshop areas of the nearly century old building,
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Last week Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott hosted a preview of the “Savile Row and America” exhibition at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. After kindly receiving a media invite, I booked my train ticket and was looking forward to attending but unfortunately my train got cancelled due to the tragic Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia the
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Happy new year! I recently took my first menswear sewing class which focused on cutting, sewing and finishing a men’s dress shirt. The class ended last month and here’s the result – a shirt made from inexpensive cotton shirting sourced in NYC’s Garment District ($2/yard) and constructed after many hours in front of a cutting
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This summer I visited one of the tailors I reviewed in my e-book on Sicilian tailors – Pippo Arrigo in Messina. Here are a few photos of his workspace and table:
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The Privilege of Luxury – Short movie from Antico Setificio Fiorentino on Vimeo. This is an informative albeit promotional video of Antico Setificio Fiorentino, Florence’s last silk-making factory. It was established in 1786 and bought by the Stefano Ricci group in 2010. The factory specializes in silk and silk-linen damask, brocade and Ermisino taffeta woven
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