Liverano & Liverano jacket
This is a jacket from Liverano & Liverano, Florence. Readers of the Armoury’s excellent Tumblr account will be familiar with various Liverano jackets, but this was my first experience of the Liverano cut. Although it has many things in...
Liverano & Liverano jacket
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Hi John, In general I'd always suggest not going for flannel as a jacket - it's designed for a suit and usually doesn't really have enough texture for a jacket. Go for another woollen - there are plenty that don't have t...
Photos from Permanent Style drinks
Me and Theo, in Cifonelli jacket and Paul Stuart shirtThanks to everyone who came along to drinks a couple of weeks ago at The Armoury trunk show. It was to meet everyone and it looked like the prosecco went down well. A few shots of people below, ...
Photos from Permanent Style drinks
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David, if you read this, can you fill Benmoudi in?...
Liverano & Liverano trunk show
At the end of next week The Armoury will he holding another trunk show in London, featuring Florentine tailor Liverano & Liverano, Spanish shoemaker Carmina and glasses maker Nackymade. It will be held at the Rook & Raven gallery, j...
Liverano & Liverano trunk show
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Yes, the Rake changed their site a while ago and didn't redirect the old links. I don't have the article itself anymore, but there's plenty on the site about Liverano: http://www.permanentstyle.com/tag/liverano-and-liver...
Reflections on Pitti Uomo
Pitti is a beautifully set-out trade fair full of brands I love, exhibiting on often lovely stands. But it is still a trade fair. This is a place for sales and negotiation. Friends such as Mats at Trunk Clothiers, Will at A Suitable Wardrobe or Kirby...
Reflections on Pitti Uomo
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Sounds good, I am really sure you would like the result. If you drop yourself around Madrid you should also visit Burgos, the oldest shirtmaker in Madrid and maybe the best in Spain with Bel in Barcelona, and Gallo the b...
Sartoria Vergallo: A visit to Varese
There are a few provincial bespoke tailors in the UK, but not many. Italy has more, though again far fewer than there used to be. The advantage of a provincial tailor is normally a quiet preservation of tradition; and price. While in Italy a couple o...
Sartoria Vergallo: A visit to Varese
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Lots of things - slightly different curve and opening to the fronts, lapel line, shoulder size. In the end, it's a soft jacket that's great in its own right, but don't get it if you want the Neapolitan cut specifically...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
In my previous job I used to travel to Hong Kong twice a year. Great place to go out, but not great shopping: all overpriced luxury brands or, at the other end of the spectrum, hard-sell tailors that would offer a ‘bespoke’ suit in 24 hou...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
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Hi Inaki, I've been to their stores in Madrid a few times, talked to the management there and tried the shoes on, but I don't own a pair - so I don't think I can make a straight comparison with EG, G&G etc. Cheers Simon...
