Francesco Smalto, pictured above, passed away last month.I once had the opportunity to examine one of the coats made in his Paris atelier, and posted a video showing some of the work being done. Those who fetishize hand work should absolutely love his stuff, though the styling may not be for everybody. Kirby recently reached out to me to offer another, more recent example of their work, Kirby of the Hanger Project, whose website sellsRead More
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Custom shirtmaker CEGO’s Carl Goldberg shared a few garments from his father’s wardrobe with us, one of which is a DB jacket (pants long lost) made by Gilbert Feruch, some time in the seventies, I think. I gather he was something of a futurist, and the V&A museum has a Nehru suit that he made on display. Other than that, I know practically nothing about him. What I find most interesting about this garment isRead More
I’ve linked this video before, but here it is again. Sometimes promotional material can push the envelope a bit in order to look good, and I admit that a few moments during this video I found myself thinking “Oh, really?” Well, yes. Really. Thanks go out to Des Esseintes for donating this coat from Francesco Smalto. A few posts back I remember lamenting the fact that certain houses get way overhyped and others don’t haveRead More
Chatolufsen posted this interesting video showing Smalto’s process- a few interesting tidbits in there. Here’s another one from Kiton.