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Gabriel Gonzalez is one of the few bespoke tailors who worked for Joseph Camps (Camps de Luca). Along with Francesco Smalto​​​,​​​ Claude Rousseau​​​,​​​ and Henri Urban​​​,​​​ Gabriel Gonzalez is a master tailor known for the quality of his craft. He began working for Joseph Camps in 1961​​​,​​​ at age 23​​​,​​​ after being an apprentice in Angoulême for three years. Trained by Claude Rousseau and Henri Urban​​​,​​​ Gabriel Gonzalez is a pure product of Parisian tailoring tradition. The cut is precise​​​,​​​ the attention to details is unmatched​​​,​​​ and everything is done by hand. You have the classic Parisian lapel designed by Joseph Camps​​​,​​​ a perfectly executed cigarette shoulder​​​,​​​ luxurious fabric​​​,​​​ and everything you might expect from Parisian bespoke tailoring. Gabriel Gonzalez opened his own atelier in the late 1960's. There​​​,​​​ he created many suits​​​,​​​ sportcoats and coats for captain of industries (Bolloré​​​,​​​ Boucheron​​​,​​​ Bich​​​,​​​ Bouygues)​​​,​​​ authors (Jean-François Revel)​​​,​​​ and other celebrities​​​,​​​ for more than 40 years. It was said that​​​,​​​ before his atelier was bought by Cifonelli in the late-2000's​​​,​​​ Mr. Gonzalez never included a label in the garment he made​​​,​​​ preferring to let it speaks for itself (only the initials and the date of fabrication were mentioned inside the pockets). These days​​​,​​​ Gabriel Gonzalez is still working and training new recruits for Camps de Luca​​​,​​​ well into his 80's. I propose a beautiful bespoke Gabriel Gonzalez green wool-cashmere Loden Coat. Made in the 2005​,​​ it is a very classic coat​,​ perfect for the cold months. The cut is deliberately loose with its raglan shoulder​,​ hidden gorge​,​ lack of structure around the waist. Like a loden coat​,​ it is made to be worn with a sportcoat or heavy knitwear​,​ and will envelop you like a cape. The condition is excellent​,​ aside from some minor tear in the lining. As always with Gabriel Gonzalez​​​,​​​​ it is fully handmade​​​​,​​​​ from the lining to the buttonholes​​​​,​​​​ from the shoulder to the collar. The coat is best fitted for someone with a slim 40UK​​​/​​​50FR​ or a strong 38UK​/​48FR size​​,​​​ around 1m75 tall. Here are the measurements: Shoulders: 45​,​5cm Sleeve length: 61cm (with 5​,​5cm of fabric to let out) Chest: 57cm Waist at button: 59cm Coat length: 112cm (collar included​​​​,​​​​ with 5cm of fabric to let out) Lapels: 8cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca​​​,​​​ Cifonelli​​​​,​​​​ Francesco Smalto​​​​,​​​​ Claude Rousseau​​​​,​​​​ Arnys​​​​,​​​​ Lanvin Mesure​​​​,​​​​ Henri 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