Sleevehead's Guide to Sicilian Tailors
Discover the last secret left in bespoke tailoring
The world’s first and only comprehensive guidebook to Sicilian tailoring
Based on 15+ years of travel and meeting tailors in Asia, Europe and the Americas
Understand why Sicily’s approach to bespoke tailoring stands in a category of its own
The introduction to the new edition…is worth the price of the book alone. Your discussion of the different styles (shoulders particularly) is as good and better than I’ve read anywhere."
SGST (3rd edition)
#SGST remains the first and only comprehensive guide exploring the largely undiscovered world of Sicilian bespoke tailoring whose signature is a softly structured jacket and whose heritage rivals Savile Row and Naples.
The new 2024 edition more than doubles the content of the previous edition. SGST remains the definitive reference on Sicilian tailoring whose signature is a softly tailored jacket rivaling Savile Row and Naples. It explains why Sicilian tailoring differs from other modern tailoring strategies and why it deserves to be known as the third major school of Western tailoring.
The author profiles more than 30 tailors and artisans across Sicily and Italy including Milan, Palermo, Catania, Messina and Syracuse and smaller towns such as Acireale, Marsala and Ragusa, as well as other artisanal shops and services. Logistical and travel details are also included to plan your own sartorial trip.
Based on years of travel, research and personally commissioning bespoke clothes in Sicily, I sum up what I know and love about Sicilian tailors and their approach to cutting and making superbly tailored clothes.
Available in e-book and hardcover (buy buttons below).
Book Stats
Catania
Second largest city in Sicily and home to some of the most famous tailors in the island’s long history
Messina
A deceptively quiet “third city” that is home to an incredible concentration of world-class tailors
Palermo
The largest city in Sicily offers perhaps the most subtle expression of Sicilian tailoring on the island
Siracusa
One of the oldest cities in Sicily wrapped in ancient history and home to a hidden tailoring heritage
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E-book
$25
- Full color, digital download (Adobe PDF) for any device
- Great for travel
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Hardcover
$75
- Full color w/dust jacket
- 8.5 x. 11 inches
- High quality 80 lb paper
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