The London Lounge

I just returned this afternoon from a short week in Naples and have a couple of pictures and observations that I want to share:

First, I met with Salvatore Ambrosi and his son and would suggest that anybody else who make the trip should do the same. They are incredibly warm people and excellent pantmakers. On top of their skills, they are great resources for all things sartorial in Naples.

Second, I took delivery of a bespoke saharianna jacket that I had fittings for the last time that I was over there. This sort of jacket had been discussed a bit over the summer. Please excuse the model, he forgot a button on his shirt . Here are a few pictures:




The other pictures that I have here are from a selection of vintage pieces from Naples that Mariano Rubinacci has been buying back in order to have a personal archive and to use as new ideas for clients in the future.

The first is a duster coat made for roadster racing from the 20s:


The second is a Rubinacci dinner jacket from 1933:


The third is a Rubinacci overcoat from sometime in the 30s:


There were many more, but these ones fit me which made for much more interesting pictures. I placed an order for a jacket based on the duster made from camelhair.

I hope you enjoy.

iammatt wrote:I placed an order for a jacket based on the duster made from camelhair.

Now that's an interesting idea. It will be fun to see how that cut behaves with the heavier cloth.

Who is your shirtmaker? That is a nice looking sample in the top photo.

Concordia wrote:

iammatt wrote:I placed an order for a jacket based on the duster made from camelhair.

Now that's an interesting idea. It will be fun to see how that cut behaves with the heavier cloth.

Who is your shirtmaker? That is a nice looking sample in the top photo.

Rubinacci said that they have made a few for custmers from camelhair. He has yet to steer me wrong, so I am hopeful.

Shirmaker is Anna Matuozzo.

What fabric did you use for the safariana?

Will wrote:What fabric did you use for the safariana?

It is a heavyweight olive green linen.

Concordia wrote:

iammatt wrote:I placed an order for a jacket based on the duster made from camelhair.

Now that's an interesting idea. It will be fun to see how that cut behaves with the heavier cloth.

Yes. That's a fascinating idea. I shall be very interested to hear how that turns out. It sounds very distinctive.

iammatt wrote:

Will wrote:What fabric did you use for the safariana?

It is a heavyweight olive green linen.

Priced as a jacket or a shirt, or something in between?

The cost is between jacket and shirt. It is about double a shirt or a third of a jacket.

That vintage dinner jacket is out of this world. Love the lapels.

Matt, the safarianna looks great!

The saharianna looks great. I have to add one of them to my ever growing list of clothing to have made.

Thanks for the pictures Matt. the lapels on the camel hair overcoat are magnificent.