Two ladies in the workshop of Finollo, the Genoa, Italy haberdasher that may be the most expensive shirtmaker in Europe but is certainly one of the best, embroider otherwise solid-colored neckties to order. It takes about twenty minutes to add a sailboat, a ladybug or yachting flags with the wearer's initials.
The ties are made by hand, with a very thin lining and no keeper of any kind. The embroidery is done with cotton thread.
Like Charvet in Paris, another great haberdasher, Finollo is too secure to bother with a web site. Stop at via Roma 38 the next time you head for Portofino, or ask a friend to go there for you. One did for me.
Photos: Cobbler's Laboratory
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8 comments:
Will, I love these ties. What's the approximate cost? (I know the dollar sinks further minute-by-minute!)
What's this Will? A conversion on the road to Damascus? I thought ties with motifs were beyond the pale?
Well Will, don't let Jeeves get a look at that, you do remember how he reacted to the little horseshoes?
Is there any particular reason cotton thread is favoured for their work instead of silk? Just curious as to whether there's a specific rationale behind the choice, or just their tradition.
I visited Finollo a couple of years ago. The staff were wonderfully unpretentious, and they gave me a discount on the sport shirt that I bought, I don't know why. Note too that a lot of really beautiful women live in Genoa.
Birthplace of Christopher Columbus. I would love to go there someday. Now I have two reasons!
Too much like Polo or Izod
Do they mention the reason they make them without a keeper?
Personally I wear vests, either regular or knitted, so a keeper is neither here nor there.
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