I wrote last year that I liked Bresciani's cotton socks. That was the first time the firm came onto my radar, and my thoughts turned to them again this spring in anticipation of warm weather.
Well, great minds must have been thinking alike because I received a package from said firm the other day containing three pairs of socks and a card suggesting that I might write about them. Now such bold approaches are rarely effective, most particularly the ones from junior public relations people who offer me tee shirts printed with obscure sayings. But I had just purchased the striped socks in the top photo and was contemplating a pair of silk evening hose in scarlet (who could not be predisposed to think positive things about a men's hose maker that offers scarlet silk evening socks? And in an over the calf length that may not require sock suspenders!). So after I opened the package I resolved to give Bresciani its reward.
There may well be other even more obscure sock makers whose products I would appreciate if they were called to my attention, but Bresciani has in a short time achieved a place in my sock drawers that is surpasses Marcoliani, another Italian maker but one that has never sent me unsolicited socks. The company needs only another million or two men of similar mind to achieve its rightful place in the world.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
A Product Placement
Photos: Kabbaz Kelly
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7 comments:
Will,
O'Connell's caries Bresciani also, though the selection is limited and even more so online, where all of the offerings are mid-calf. If one were to call Ethan, however, I'm sure he could dig up an OTC pair, as he did for me over the holidays and for what I remember as being a few dollars less than Marcoliani OTC.
It should also be noted that Kabbaz-Kelly & Sons also offer dressing gowns in a variety of configurations. A previous post lamented the difficulty in finding these elegant reminders of a bygone era.
I have tried to buy some
Bresciani socks in the past but it was impossible because dandystore doesn't carry sizes greater than 12 and the Bresciani eshop only has a few socks on display and doesn't seem to ship internationally. Maybe you would like to inform them. Ordering from the USA is not an option due to possible problems with customs, extra fees, etc. And it would help if their eshop used an english version for the rest of us that don't speak italian. You can give them my email address if this has to be arranged directly.
What is the weight of the Bresciani OTC socks? I like a finer cotton and have stuck with the pastel cottons from Pantharella. I do like Marcolini and have several OTC cotton Argyles and a couple of cotton prints but they are a bit heavier than the Pantharellas. Kabbaz etc. has limited colors and patterns as well.
Thanks for the recommendation. I like the vertical stripes.
those socks are 240 needles machine knitted, Egiptyan mako mercerized cotton, light weight.
The blue ones look very nice indeed!
We just recently published a review of Bresciani that might be interesting to one or the other.
Regards, Gentleman's Gazette
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