THIS special extreme handmade topcoat design was created from our original single-breasted 3-button notched-lapel classic long coat length pattern, from our extensive tailoring research, and cut using hyperlux “Cocoon” fully CITES certified 80 percent Baby Cashmere and 20 percent Peruvian Vicunya 330 gram fabric woven in Pollone Biella, Italy, by the oldest woolen mill and most respected cashmere and fine wool fabric makers in the world- Fratelli Piacenza 1733 Spa...

A LABEL OF RARE EXCELLENCE AND TOTAL ASSURANCE

..the special pure Peruvian Vicunya label issued exclusively for the piece by the Government of Peru is attached entirely by hand in the top center back of the coat's lining interior, clearly visible for custom's agents and physical proof of the article's fully-compliant CITES certifified fabric fibres and materials and critical to ensure its owner of its legitimate economic financial value and its sustainable, humane and ethical sourcing...

...combined with a fully-lined luxury lining story in an exclusive pure 16-momme silk raso ”Trees” print lining created for us by the legendary Brenna family in Como, the world’s leading center for fine silk fabric creation, then specially hand dyed, washed and treated in our workrooms at Cavarzere Venezia using a series of processes which required over 20 hours of painstaking expert work to achieve its beautiful colors, patina effects, shaping and incredible softness...

IMPECCABLY DESIGNED AND BUILT TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME

The design features a long and complete list of elements and features only found on the very best extreme handmade clothes including very special authentic old-fashioned canvas horsehair front and collar interfacings totally hand-padstitched with over 1000 invisible hand stitches inside to give it its remarkable soft, natural roll line along lapels and collar...

MIND-BLOWING POCKETS:

Put your hands in the pockets of this GBS supercoat and you’ll feel the difference immediately. The all hand cut tailored front besom flap and welt pockets and interior besom pockets required between 20 -30 minutes to expertly constuct each one, and are all fully self-lined in the extremely expensive "Cocoon" vicunya and royal cashmere fabric instead of skimping and using cheaper pocket lining materials like other luxury brands do. This long-time value approach to maximum comfort costs more as it uses more of the precious fabric but results in incredibly soft comfort for you when you put your hands in the pockets of this coat. It can actually help reduce your stress and is part of the wonderful feel and experience of wearing the coat...

DESIGNED FOR A LIFETIME OF WEAR WITH EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS CAPABILITY BUILT-IN:

Inside, all major fitting seams are given generous 2,5 cm seam allowances to allow for ample alterations capability. This approach also requires more upfront fabric investment and costs but can greatly extend the usable life and service of the coat to adapt to its owner's changing body shape and dimensions over his or her lifetime--a key factor in understanding its long-term value for money spent and its low net costs per wear over time. The coat also feature impeccable finishing throughout including a beautifully executed center-back vent construction for elegance and ease of movement...

EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON YOUR COAT AND BUTTON IT, IT SHOULD BE A JOY TO EXPERIENCE.

So, we spend more than 10 times more on our buttons and threads, and the work that's required to apply them onto this coat than any other luxury brand... It’s all part of our art and the phenomenal value of our clothing pieces. This amazing GBS supercoat comes with exceptional deep dish incision-cut worked front and "Roberta" rounded dome shape-form sleeve button designs in real horn made only for us iby the world's greatest living buttonmakers- Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Collechio di Parma Italy; and no less than 10 of our signature real hand-stitched buttonholes (that required at least 12-15 minutes to create each one in the challenging hyperlux fabric (almost 3 hours of painstaking master work just to make the buttonholes for the single coat) in luxurious pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milano Seta threads, which cost over 1.40 euros for a single meter of thread. Each button costs us on average over 5 euros wholesale, about 10 times more than the average luxury or designer label button, and is completely sewn on by hand using only sustainable pure cotton (no polyester, no plastics) high density Italian 3 stelle brand threads for extra strength and the smooth, secure opening and closing that you only experience when you put on a GBS...

EXTRA WEARING VERSATILITY BUILT-IN

For extra wearing versatility, a functional hidden lapel button and pure silk handsewn buttonhole are provided which allow the coat to be worn with collar up and buttoned to the top for colder weather or sportier styling--or with collar and lapels worn down for impeccable wearing and dressing elegance..

TWO MORE LABELS OF PURE EXCELLENCE

The piece also features our world leading pure silk hand dyed label created exclusively for us by Mion SpA in Torreglia which is the first label in the luxury industry to completely eliminate plastic polyester yarns in it--and exquisitely attached entirely by hand using pure silk threads along with Fratelli Piacenza's own "Coccoon" official red label for additional proof of the incredible fabric's authtenticity...