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The Art of Valstar

September 16, 2013
by Derek Guy Valstar is mostly known today as the Italian company who came up with a casual, sporty take on the classic A-1 blouson – a type of flight jacket with a button front and stand-up, knitt...
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The Fight of the Century

September 13, 2013
by David Isle.   The Mayweather-Alvarez fight will be big, but not near as big as the ‘Fight of the Century’ between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden in 1971. Tickets never rea...
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A Workshop Weathered by Time

August 23, 2013
by David Isle.   If Gaudi had ever built a shrine to umbrella-making, it would look like Mario Talarico’s workshop. It’s located in Naples’s Spanish Quarter, surrounded by cobblestone streets and t...
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Quick Study in Neapolitan Shoulders

August 02, 2013
by Greg Lellouche.  When commissioning a bespoke jacket in Naples, the choice of which shoulder construction to use tends to fall into two main categories.  Much has been said, written and many dia...
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