Description

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 beautiful bespoke Cifonelli blue sportcoat in cashmere​,​ with a striking windowpane pattern (light blue​,​ brown and green). Made in 2009​​,​​ it is a stunning piece from autumn to spring. It can be worn like a tweed jacket or a casual sportcoat with your favorite odd trousers (in shades of grey​,​ blue​,​ brown​,​ green​,​ or white).​ It features everything you want from Cifonelli: the iconic shoulder​​,​​ the cut of the lapel and the attention to details. As always with Cifonelli​​​​,​​​​​​ it is fully handmade​​​​​​,​​​​​​ from the lining to the buttonholes​​​​​​,​​​​​​ from the shoulder to the collar. The conditions is excellent. The sportcoat is best fitted for a 38UK​​/​​48FR size​​,​​ around 1m75 tall. Here are the measurements Shoulders: 44​​cm Sleeve length: 59cm (with 4cm of fabric to let out) Chest: 49cm Waist at button: 51cm Jacket length: 77cm (collar included​​​​​,​​​​​ with 5cm of fabric to let out) Lapels: 9cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca​​​​​​,​​​​​​ Francesco Smalto​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Claude Rousseau​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Max Evzeline​​,​​ Arnys​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Lanvin Mesure​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Henri Urban​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Opelka​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Kenjiro Suzuki - In Italy: Caraceni (Augusto or Domenico)​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Rubinacci​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Dalcuore​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Panico​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Ambrosi​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ Rota - 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.