 Wys³any: ¦ro 22:01, 11 Gru 2013 Temat postu: Emil and his Fabulous Suit |
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| Emil and his Fabulous Suit
For the past two months I've had the pleasure of documenting the making of a custom suit with Emil Fusaro, a custom tailor here in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a simple arrangement Emil would make me a suit, I would document it in video and put the videos on a WordPress site for him. We began with the consultation (picking of colour,[url=http://www.sport.fr/smartphones/moncler.asp]moncler homme[/url], style and fabric) and, as you can see from the video series, moved through every meticulous stage of the process until I got to wear the finished product. It was a wonderful project for me as I had the privilege to capture on film what is, sadly, a fading profession. Emil is a true craftsman and a true Old World tailor. They don't make them like him anymore. He began as a teenaged apprentice in Italy. In Italy, now, there are few, if any young tailors who will spend the next fifty years honing their precise art and craft. I watched as Emil paid attention to the smallest detail of the suit, from the way the stripping of the fabric lined up perfectly on fabric that would go inside a pocket, to the perfect line of lapel. This suit wasn't just made for me, it was handmade and moulded to every slant, curve and inequity of limb and stance I am victim to. A good friend of mine, journalist and former Spectator fashion columnist Paul Benedetti, told me that everyone should have the pleasure of having a suit handmade for them at least once in his or her life. He's right. This was a real pleasure for me and I will wear the suit with pride and with the knowledge that I got to spend time and become friends with a great craftsman. Thanks Emil. |
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