EVJ02special

SPECIAL HAND DYED FRATELLI PIACENZA 1733 / LANIFICIO F.LLI CERRUTI 1881 “FINISSIMO” SUPER 180'S 250 GRAM SUPERLUX WOOL SUITING FABRIC WITH PURE COMO SILK LININGS, SILK HAND STITCH BUTTONHOLES & FONTANA DESIGN REAL HORN BUTTONS

THIS special version of the extreme limited edition EVJ02 waistcoat and scarf set design is one of only 2 sets of its kind made by hand in the entire world. It was created from an incredible Super 180’s “Finissimo” superlux pure wool suiting cloth woven in Biella by the historic Lanificio F.lli Cerruti 1881 mill under the new ownership and direction of Fratelli Piacenza 1733—the world’s oldest still operating woolen mill now in its 14th generation of family ownership & management and the world’s most respected maker of fine wool fabric--and combined with an exquisite pure silk 16 momme raso satin lining story made only for us by the legendary Brenna family in Como, Italy--the world's leading center for fine silk fabric creation, then specially mutliple hand-dyed in our world-famous GBS Superworkrooms at Cavarzere Venezia using a series of processes that required over 23 hours to achieve its special colors, patina effects, shaping, and incredible softness and drape. The special design set represents the world’s cutting edge of extreme handmade clothes-making technology and a modified 19th century 6-button single breasted waistcoat vest and cravatte scarf pattern from our extensive research, and a remarkable mixed button design story crafted only for us in real horn by the world’s greatest living buttonmakers- Claudio and Cinzia Fontana in Parma Italy; and no less than six of our signature real hand stitched buttonholes (each one required 12-14 minutes to cut and sew on the super finely woven cloth) in luxurious pure silk Bozzolo Reale Milano Seta threads. Over an hour of expert work was needed for the creation of the buttonholes alone. 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—beautifully attached entirely by hand using pure silk threads.