Unlike poplin, voile and chambray shirting have a crisp hand, which prevents them from sticking to the skin during the warmest months of the year. A few a weeks ago, I received a batch of the most authentic voile and chambray shirting on the market: Simonnot-Godard’s voile and chambray woven on old slow looms. Have [...]
On Via Fra’ Bartolomeo, just outside Florence’ old city center, you’ll find Leonardo Bugelli, a genuine bespoke shirtmaker. He makes shirts the traditional way creating a trial shirt for a fitting, before he makes the first real shirt for the customer. Like most bespoke shirtmakers today, he prefers to machinesew his shirts. However, his seamstress [...]
Last year in October I dropped by Camiceria Bellamoli in Verona. They make a fine shirt, but it can’t quite compare to top bespoke shirts and the magical atmosphere of their own workshop. Photos: The Journal of Style
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