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.