Description
Sartoria Zizolfi is the heir of the craft of two master tailors: Ciro Palermo and Claudio Attolini. Ciro Palermo grew up surrounded by tailors and started young before becoming an apprentice of Vincenzo Attolini. Vincenzo Attolini (father of Claudio and Cesare, later known for his exceptional ready-to-wear) was a legendary tailor who defined the style of Naples. Learning from new cutting techniques developed by Domenico Caraceni in Rome in the 1920's, he invented the spalla camicia (shirt shoulder), the unusual breast pocket (later known as "barchetta") and created a very light construction that became the trademark of Neapolitan tailoring. Ciro Palermo was the bearer of the tradition of the Neapolitan school of tailoring, and was heavily featured in the 2011 documentary O'Mast, along with the more famous tailoring houses such as Rubinacci, Dalcuore, Panico and Ciardi. He worked in a small appartment in the Chiaia district, with almost no sign and only very few decorations. He partnered with Ciro Zizolfi to create the Sartoria Zizolfi along with Claudio Attolini, still in Chiaia, at 4 Via San Pasquale. With Palermo, Zizolfi learned the craft and became his second, from the fitting to the cutting. Sartoria Zizolfi is still going strong, even after the departure of Ciro Palermo and Claudio Attolini, producing the best of neapolitan tailoring. Their style is quite similar to Ciardi and its famous master tailor, Renato Ciardi. The cut is comfortable, with a slight drape, and features everything you want from Naples: light construction, a very soft (and slight sloped) shoulder. The gorge is moderately high, while the jacket is not as short as the new generation of tailors such as Solito. I'm proposing a typical example of his work: a 3 roll 2 blue suit in a fine Super 160's wool. Made in the early 2000's, it will become your favorite business suit from spring to summer, with a nice pair of loafers or with oxfords. As always with Zizolfi, it is fully handmade, from the lining to the buttonholes, from the shoulder to the collar, along with the trousers. The conditions is excellent. The suit is best fitted for someone with a 36UK/46FR size, around 1m75. Here are the measurements: Shoulders: 42cm Sleeve length: 60cm (with 3,5cm of fabric to let out) Chest: 49cm Waist at button: 48cm Jacket length: 79cm (collar included, with 5cm of fabric to let out) Lapels: 9cm Waist for trousers: 42cm (with 6cm of fabric to let out) Length from inseam: 76cm Length total: 99cm (with 8cm fabric to let out) Legs width: 20cm (with 4cm of fabric to widen it) Cuffs: 5cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca, Francesco Smalto, Cifonelli, Claude Rousseau, Arnys, Lanvin Mesure, Urban, Max Evzeline, Opelka, Kenjiro Suzuki - In Italy: Caraceni (Augusto or Domenico), Rubinacci, Dalcuore, Panico - In England: Anderson & Sheppard, Henry Poole, Huntsman & Sons, Nutters of Savile Row, Chittleborough & Morgan, Richard Anderson, Meyer & Mortimer Possible to try it in Paris 15th Arrondissement.
Features
UK size: 36
Condition: Excellent
Patterns: Plain
Length: Long, Regular
Colour: Blue