Pitti Predicts by Samutaro: Statement style is the key to FW23/24 tailoring

Editorial

Edition 103

22.12.2022

Reports of the death of the suit is one of the oldest stories in menswear, and a subject that has frequented media headlines even more so in the wake of Covid. But while the market for daily commuter suits might be dwindling, the suit is far from dead. Instead, menswear commentators have been calling this new sartorial moment a golden era for avant garde suits that we wear to celebrate life.

The suits that some office workers have to wear out of obligation, the ‘acceptable body cover’ mass-market suit is clearly a declining category, and Covid has sped up that process. But that doesn’t mean people have lost the joy of looking sharp. In fact, for those that like to make statements and express themselves with clothes, this is something of a golden time for tailoring.

— social commentator and co-author of the Sloane Ranger Handbook, Peter York

Of course Pitti Uomo will always be recognised for its stringent sartorial codes when it comes to tailoring, but the event is just as much a platform for experimentation too. Each season both brands and the stylish men that fill the Fortezza da Basso help to reimagine how mainstream audiences think about the suit. Whether injecting 70s flourishes, progressive styling cues, or unexpected use of colour and texture, the show always remains at the litmus test for tailoring.

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COSTRUZIONI LORENESI / 7

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