Attolini Style

TAILORING

The deeply Neapolitan soul of Cesare Attolini tailoring manifests itself, as well as in the visceral and authentic interpretation of the Neapolitan humus typically made of passion, creativity and rare aesthetic sense, in a meaningful strategic choice: the location of the production laboratory in the heart of Casalnuovo of Naples, a town just outside the capital city of the region that historically has made and continues to be, from generation to generation, the birthplace of the greatest craftsmen.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century it was from here that came to Naples, strong of the direct teachings handed down from fathers to sons regarding the techniques and secrets of handcraft, the most skilled and talented tailors who populated the elegant studios in Piazza dei Martiri and Via Filangieri in the more refined town center.

The vision of Cesare and the intuition of Massimiliano and Giuseppe has pushed them to reverse this course, being able for the first time to create a perfect synergy with the skills and invaluable values of craftsmanship expressed in the surrounding territory. Today, Sartoria Cesare Attolini boasts, under the leadership of the passionate and meticulous Master Cesare, the collaboration of over 130 among the most experienced and skillful Neapolitan tailors in the field. It is here that, step by step, the sole and exclusive 10,000 items- among jackets, suits, and coats - come to life, and each year reach connoisseurs of the Attolini style all across the world. Just as it is here that the exclusive shirts and stylish ties blossom. Only the line of knitwear and sportswear, designed by the Cesare Attolini style office, are made in cooperation with selected workshops become loyal over the years.

ATTOLINI’S STYLE IN THE WORLD

If one shall recognise the paternity of a new concept of male elegance in the founder Vincenzo, who launched the much renowned Neapolitan tailoring school, leading the world’s most elegant men on a pilgrimage to Naples, his son Cesare and grandchildren Massimiliano and Giuseppe have strongly managed to bring this style worldwide. Today, the valuable garments produced in the laboratory of Casalnuovo are present in the most important boutiques of the 5 continents, from New York to Miami, from Athens to Toronto, from London to Paris, from Berlin to Moscow, via Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Dubai. Moreover, precisely because of those experiential and emotional meanings featuring the concept of luxury shared by the Attolini family, the Neapolitan brand periodically organises the now popular and highly awaited “tailoring days” around the world. Fascinating events that have become a unique and must-go ritual for connoisseurs of Attolini’s style. Within an involving setting created to recall the atmosphere of the atelier in Via Filangieri in Naples, Massimiliano e Giuseppe lead customers through the tough choice of styles and fabrics, later through the liturgy of measurements for those experts who cannot do without the charm of tailored suits, jackets, coats, shirts, and ties. Who has been lucky enough to take part in these events has experienced such unique atmosphere. Fascination full of elegance and simplicity, an aware and never fake sophisticated style. These are the values and styles that have conquered many tasteful men and important personalities in International politics and diplomacy, art and culture, finance, as well as the star system.

HANDMADE PRODUCTION

It is easy to spot in tailoring knowledge, meant as the quintessence of technique and style, the epitome of professionalism in the Neapolitan brand. Leadership provided by Cesare, who tightly holds to his father Vincenzo’s teachings and to the wide range of highly conserved models, has made it possible to fully achieve the best of handmade highly refined clothing. The ability to maintain such patrimony lively and without uncertainties inevitably goes through the almost religious repetition of movements that, generation after generation, have had the strength to write the history of Neapolitan and International tailoring. The executive expressiveness of chief Attolini is close to art: we need 25 to 30 hours to make a suit. Each tailor is dedicated to a single step. Cutting techniques are absolutely unique. Each sewing step is followed by a passage of ironing, followed in turn by specific periods of rest, which vary according to the characteristics of the fabric. Highly strict control of all stages, that begins with verification to receipt of textiles. Any imperfection, even microscopic, conditions the ever sought perfection. Each department manager is responsible for checking all main points of the jacket. We proceed with the intermediate testing and inspection after each phase of ironing. Then the garment stands still for several hours, for us to assess its reactions and to make any small changes. Only this thoroughness of execution and control of handmade production processes can ensure the absolute quality, which is unparalleled, and has always been a source of pride for those who produce and, even more, for those who wear garments labelled Cesare Attolini.