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Cifonelli is an institution in the world of bespoke tailoring. Famous for their unique shoulder​​​​,​​​​ their attention to details and their blend of Italian and French tailoring traditions​​​​,​​​​ Cifonelli is recognised around the world for both their bespoke and ready-to-wear work. Founded in 1880 by Giuseppe Cifonelli in Rome. His son Arturo (probably one of the best bespoke tailor and cutter of the century after working with London tailors)​​​​,​​​​ decided to move to France in 1926. Ten years later​​​​,​​​​ Arturo moved to its current location: 31 Rue Marbeuf​​​​,​​​​ close to the Champs-Elysées. His work became legendary and Cifonelli became a reference among tailors​​​​,​​​​ and for gentlemen around the world (his clients included actors such as Lino Ventura​​​​,​​​​ Cary Grant and Fred Astaire). His son Adriano took over in 1972​​​​,​​​​ and Cifonelli grew even bigger​​​​,​​​​ thanks to several high-profile clients (notably the french president​​​​,​​​​ François Mitterrand​​​​,​​​​ as well as several ministers and opposition leaders). Since the 2000's​​​​,​​​​ the house is managed by Lorenzo and Massimo Cifonelli​​​​,​​​​ the fourth-generation of Cifonelli. The company expanded. It merged with other skillful tailors (Claude Rousseau​​​​,​​​​ Gabriel Gonzalez​​​​,​​​​ both having worked for Camps de Luca) in the 2000's​​​​,​​​​ and the cousins were responsible for the bespoke offer of Hermès from 1992 to 2007. They also started making ready-to-wear suits​​​​,​​​​ as an entry point into their bespoke​​​​,​​​​ working with the best manufacturers (Brioni and Caruso notably)​​​​,​​​​ with great success. I propose a typical example of his work: beautiful blue trousers in a very fine wool. Made in 2011​,​ they are an excellent choice from spring to autumn with your best jacket and derbies or loafers. As always with Cifonelli​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​ it is fully handmade​​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​ from the sewing to the buttonholes. They featured a rare "point baguette" (an handmade seam along the line of the trousers​​​​​​,​​​​​​ similar to what you could find on a tuxedo trousers​​​​​​,​​​​​​ but without the satin band). The condition is excellent. The trousers are best fitted for a size W36UK​​​​/​​​​46FR​​​​,​​​​ around 1m80. Here are the measurements Waist for trousers: 46cm (with 8cm of fabric to let out) Length from inseam: 80cm Length total: 103cm (with 6cm of fabric to let out) Legs width: 23cm (with 4cm of fabric to widen it) Trouser Cuffs: 4cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​ Claude Rousseau​,​​​​​​​​​ Francesco Smalto​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Arnys​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Max Evzeline​​​​,​​​​ Lanvin Mesure​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Henri Urban​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Opelka​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Kenjiro Suzuki - In Italy: Caraceni (Domenico or Augusto)​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Rubinacci​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Dalcuore​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Panico​​​​​ - In England: Anderson & Sheppard​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Henry Poole​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Huntsman & Sons​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Nutters of Savile Row​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Chittleborough & Morgan​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Richard Anderson​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Meyer & Mortimer Possible to try them in Paris 15th arrondissement.