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  1. mmkn

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    ^ Sure - M
  3. mmkn

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

     Ea natura multitudinis est: aut servit humiliter, aut superbe dominatur, libertatem, quae media est, nec suscipere modice nec habere sciunt. Finishing the thought. - M
  4. mmkn

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

     I really enjoy my friendship with Jon. 99.99% of my bespoke clothes are by him. It is the tailor's signature. Tailor is Sicilian, but he refers to his tailoring as Milanese. Emigrated to North America in the 70s. Nope. The silhouette is the tailor's, the lapels are client's...
  5. mmkn

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

     Back to Italian (Sicilian to be exact) tailoring . . . I am fortunate that the grandmaster in the mirror even considered making the jacket pour moi. To him "style" = "silhouette," not fancy details. - M
  6. mmkn

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    I am learning a lot from SartodiNapoli's posts. Grazie mille.
  7. mmkn

    Forgive me Foother, for I have sinned

    - M
  8. mmkn

    Dying A Linen Jacket - Anyone Done This?

    The other side of it, from our resident fabric care expert, Mr. Bloom . . . http://www.ravefabricare.com/true-quality-cleaning/2010/10/6/thinking-about-dyeing-a-garment.aspx - M
  9. mmkn

    Dying A Linen Jacket - Anyone Done This?

    Lots of good information here . . . http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyeblog/C2070637368/E20120923101528/index.html - M
  10. mmkn

    French Tailoring Thread (e.g. Camps de Luca, Cifonelli, Smalto and etc.)

     Thanks. I do not know how much of those 70-80 hours is fitting versus "finishing" the suit after fit is satisfied. I suppose I'll ask Charles de Luca himself someday. - M
  11. mmkn

    French Tailoring Thread (e.g. Camps de Luca, Cifonelli, Smalto and etc.)

     Do you think CdL can do four to five fittings in a week (well, except maybe in August when they're all on vacances) for an international visitor? Or would that be too hurried for quality? - M
  12. mmkn

    French Tailoring Thread (e.g. Camps de Luca, Cifonelli, Smalto and etc.)

     Good thing you clarified. Would go to CdL based on gray but not blue. - M
  13. mmkn

    What is Bespoke - Giuseppe "Pino" Mancuso

    In his own words . . . - M
  14. mmkn

    What is Bespoke - Giuseppe "Pino" Mancuso

    Photos and text by Giuseppe “Pino” Mancuso. Note: 62 years of experience with bespoke tailoring and styling. Core experience between 1955-1966, Milan. Front and back cut from client’s personal pattern . . . First fitting, no pockets done . . . Second Fitting: Lapels are what the...
  15. mmkn

    Shaking hands with master tailors

     I'm just sayin' . . . Their hands are usually beefy and strong (cue Ed for more "comments" :)), but when they shake yours it's almost womanlike in its grip. Just musing that it's from all those years of pincering the needle and thread, but having to delicately appose fabric pieces...
  16. mmkn

    Shaking hands with master tailors

    I've shaken hands with a handful of master tailors in my life (those who have been hand sewing since 15) and their handshake feels much like that of my neurosurgical colleagues. I suppose it's the delicate handling of things over and over in their lives. - M
  17. mmkn

    What Might You Be Wearing Someday (WMYBWS)

     Anymore about the only thing I request is the lapel shape. This fitting was really a collaboration of the tailor and me - under the direction of my maker. My maker was there to, how shall I say, facilitate the desired outcome. The beauty of the piece is all from his eyes...
  18. mmkn

    What Might You Be Wearing Someday (WMYBWS)

    - M
  19. mmkn

    What Might You Be Wearing Someday (WMYBWS)

    ^ Wouldn't this be more fitting in the SW&D forum? :slayer: - M
  20. mmkn

    What Might You Be Wearing Someday (WMYBWS)

    DB Dinner Jacket and Trousers . . . Topcoat . . . - M
  21. mmkn

    Neapolitan tailor Renato Ciardi coming to the US

    ^ I think some of the Ashin Boyzs' "Mystery Bespoke Tailor" have aesthetics (e.g. lapels, shoulders, sleeves) that are very similar to the ones dieworkwear posted on his site of Ciardi. - M
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