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Just think of how many Italian intellectuals (less gifted than Malaparte, of course) played a starring role in the hilarious fin-de-siècle movie "From Marx to Berlusconi" ! Caro Filangieri Your reference to Groucho would have pleased him greatly! Our most recent President of Italy, Mr. Napoletano, ...

uppercase wrote:Merolla, Napoli, charged me a premium on Riva 180s. Bastards. Was Euro 230 too much?

No, if you're happy with the fit and workmanship. The price is average, which is not to say you couldn't have got a better deal. Certainly not on the high side.

Yes. And the author's background in Physics makes for a delightfully 'nerdy' spin on many of our favourite topics

HS, I have no idea of the 'legitimacy' of the fur retrofit, but won't it be a tad incongruous at 10° C?

Help. I am swooning.

I love double monks, BTW.

Sorry I was unclear. I meant that some HK makers charge prices comparable to Poland, which makes for probably an extra 25% margin, based on a comparison of IT labor costs (the only one in which I am conversant). As for the joys of local supply over here... yeah, it's pretty good, but only as far as ...

Thanks for the tip Chris. I ended up finding a great salesman to measure me for MTM shirts at H. Stockton at Lenox Square. His name is Ashton Greene. I'm quite happy with these. They run about $130 - $150. If you use the Mason fabrics they run $300+ though. Now this blows me away. In Poland, there ...

You would spell that phoneme as ch in Italian, yet if you were to spell the brand as Chiton , you would no doubt confuse Anglo-Saxon clients. Incidentally, a Kiton maker should make shirts, not jackets, the proper Greek word for which is Himation . [Cfr. Matthew 5:40, famous passage about being sued...

Jona wrote:Do you live in Italy? At that price level there are hundreds of bespoke makers.

Jona, I do.

I would welcome a recommendation for Milan/Florence/Rome within that price range.
I have my own tailor, but he is somewhat more expensive and very, very unreliable.

It didn't fit you well? How is that any reflection of the brand? It's a RTW jacket, what do you expect? They use a standard set of measurements. Just because they don't fit your body as well as other RTW patterns do, there is no reason to fault the brand and say you don't see what the big deal is -...

Do all the time. Rarely without a vest, though.

As an Italian, I have ready access (for instance in many of Milan's better shops) to all the hallowed brands (Brioni, Kiton, Borrelli, Isaia). The only one I have some degree of love for is Isaia, whose Enrico shape is a tapered silhouette that seems to fit me well. Whenever I try on a Kiton or a Br...

I used to live, and still own an apartment, in Via della Scala at number 25, which is right opposite the flagship store. Needless to say, I could but their lavender cologne, which I love, anytime. And, needless to say, I'd have to buy for friends and relations all the time. Now that I live abroad, m...

Thanks. I now have something to do next summer.

Where would this be, NYC?
Would he be able to do the first two fittings within a two/three week span?
He sounds fantastic.