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Few words with Berg&Berg

When I saw the first pics and previews of Norwegian based Berg&Berg S/S ´13 collection, I was really impressed and inspired. I’ve had few experiences of their products and so far I’ve been really happy and satisfied with them. A while ago I approached Mathias and Karin to ask their thoughts about the new collection and they were kind to take the time to answer the questions in the middle of all the rush and hurry as they’ve just been launching the collection. And now I’m happy to share the answers with you all.  1) How would you describe the S/S collection? M: It´s classic and colourful, but it´s made with a Scandinavian eye. That means that we have tried to work...

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Lardini F/W ´13 @ Pitti Uomo 83.

Lardini definitely came up with one of the most interesting and inspiring mixture of patterns and textures presented at Pitti. The collection combines British classic style with Italian lightness, soft shapes and exclusive fabrics inspired by the old archives and a result of a long and multi-stage treatment processes. Nicely use of muted colors mixed with a bit more bold accents such as yellow ocher and red brick. A lot of layering (I personally like a lot the way Laridini presents its collection) and versatile mix of outerwear, suits and especially jackets that are suitable and editable for various occasions, both formal and casual. See the “sneak peek” posted earlier here.

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My first made-to-measure suit - "Sauma private label"

In the end of last year as I visited Sauma they told that they had got a new made to measure-option (in addition to Mabro, Sartoria Rossi and Willworst) to their selection, which was basically going to be made under their own name "Sauma private label". I was at the moment in the process of looking for a new suit for work so I decided to give it a try as I also wanted to take a step from of off-the-rack suits which very often gives me problems due to my short arms and a bit problematic body figure to mtm-suits to see what kind of a difference does it make.   The process begins... ...By putting on a "trial suit",...

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People behind the Industry (Part I) - Federico Ceschi a Santa Croce

During my visit in Florence and Pitti Uomo in January I got the pleasure to meet Mr. Federico Ceschi, the owner of Milanese tailoring house N.H Sartoria. He will thus be the first person to be introduced in this “People behind the Industry” series. 1) “Who are you”?  A: Federico Ceschi a Santa Croce, at the moment running a sartorial Atelier of men’s and women’s couture (N.H Sartoria) in Milan. My experience comes from many years of work in the fabric and ready-to-wear markets, brands such as Legler Textiles, Krizia, Mila Schon, Ballantyne Cashmere, Gian Franco Ferre’ as Commercial Director.  2) What are the “corner stones” of your own style? A: Corner stones of my own style are STYLE, STYLE and again STYLE with...

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