FNB knows much better than I but I think that Corvato prefers to make an American coat - not a box but a Savile Row-influenced old Brooks American coat.

Nino was the last of the bespoke tailors at Brooks when they discontinued their bespoke service.

That's interesting - from what I've seen, Corvato favors a shoulder that is much more structured than you'd tend to find on a Neopolitan suit which is why I would have put him closer to an Anderson & Sheppard than a Kiton.

Last edited by padawan (2006-04-25 07:05:13)

Firstly, if you want a Neapolitan Suit, go to Naples; if you want a SR suit, use a Londaon tailor or better yet, see Len Logsdail in NYC.

Secondly, regarding Nino Corvato's style, forget all this rubbish about Brooks Brothers, Trad, SR etc etc etc.

Nino is not only a master tailor, but a designer who offers a full range of clothes for every possible occasion, e.g., suits, smoking jackets, DJ, fur-lined overcoats etc etc.
Corvato has no definite silhouette that is imposed on the customer; he will make a conservative styled suit as well as a slightly more stylized coat. He prefers a slim silhouette, soft and without much padding. I think he has an "international look", a suit that can feel at home in Rome, Milan, London or NYC. Currently, The Corvato jacket has a bit of waist suppression, is side vented, and usually a shade on the long side. He creates a suit that is very personal to the client.

"House style" may be a term invented by internet wankers and somewhat inappropriate when discussing smaller artisans in the NYC and Italian tailoring tradition, but it is very applicable to the larger houses of Savile Row and, in NYC, Fioravanti.  Some are more flexible than others, but generally the suits are turned out in a certain cut .  The cutters are trained to do so, as are the outsourced and in-house tailors.  So it behooves prospective clients to be familiar with the "house styles" of the tailors they visit.

By the way, I notice that Corvato isn't really talked about on the other forums.  Do you have any reason why?  Does he do much smaller volume or what?  I'd never heard of him (which doesn't mean much) until you mentioned him on AAAC.