Where one person may see disorganised shapes, a creative person will see an idea. This is true of these brightly-coloured fabric cuts from the Vitale Barberis Canonico archives: a wealth of inspiration for future collections, proof that style is, above all, associated with emotions and colours. ⁠#VitaleBarberisCanonico #VBCfabrics #archives #history #madeinitaly #heritage #thearchives

@pecoraginza_tokyo is an Italianesque sartoria reimagined with Japanese sensibilities. It is led by Hideaki Sato, who was born into a family of Japanese tailors, and trained under Tsukumo Igarashi.⁠Link in bio.⁠#VitaleBarberisCanonico #VBCfabrics #pecoraginza #hideakisato #tokyo #japan #tailoring #tailor #bespoke #suit #menswear⁠

The collection of fabrics in the Vitale Barberis Canonico archive is unique. In this archive, lit by warm, low lights, it almost feels like being suspended between different historical periods: among the intense smells of the leather book covers worn by hands over the years, the warm and reassuring aroma of sapele mahogany where the large tomes with the samples belonging to merchants of the past are kept. An evocative journey into the history of fabrics by means of the precious collection, with its decorated binders, meticulously cared for in every detail, and the leather Chesterfield sofas, even including the ceilings decorated with alternating wooden strips.⁠The fabrics of the historical archive are “narrated” by four distinct voices. Four different tones which bring the fabrics close to people, places, art and colours. A thousand others could have been the route to discovery, a thousand others could have been the key to reading a collection which holds millions of fabric samples, each with a story of its own. But these voices reveal unimagined connections and extraordinary realities which the wool mill has understood how best to preserve. Amazement runs alongside centuries-old know-how until it reaches the current Vitale Barberis Canonico collection waiting to be explored … with a small twist. ⁠Link in bio.⁠#vitalebarberiscanonico #vbcfabrics #heritage #fabrictales

To be daring, to surprise, to reinvent, these are the indisputable privileges of the true dandy, and the reason why Vitale Barberis Canonico has created this camouflage fabric in blue tones, available in The Bingley bunch @drapersitaly, to give a more formal dinner jacket an unforgettable twist.⁠Link in bio. ⁠#VitaleBarberisCanonico #VBCfabrics #camouflage #tuxedo #smoking #bespoke #wool