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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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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I recently picked up a sports jacket made by Sicilian tailor Palmisciano, based in Catania, whom I write about in my guide to Sicilian tailors. The cloth is a Super 150s Drapers jacketing. SaveSave SaveSave
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This is an alpaca Ulster-style topcoat which is being made by Messina tailor Arrigo, whom I describe in my guide to Sicilian tailors. Alpaca should probably not be your first choice in topcoating fabric. This particular alpaca is made by the Italian textile mill Agnona. The fabric could be an interesting third or fourth choice
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I’m pleased to say that my guidebook is finally available in paperback on Amazon.com. Alternatively, you can buy the same paperback edition on Lulu.com or as an e-book (see links to the right). While browsing Styleforum, I noticed that my guide has appeared on a Styleforum thread compiling a list of “definitive books on menswear”.
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