Italia Magazine

A SARTORIAL GUIDE TO NAPLES The birthplace of men’s tailoring

Until recently, the tailoring scene in Naples has been shrouded in an elegant cloak of mystery. But now the capital of Campania is awakening to the possibilities of tailoring tourism, to opening up their fabled workshops to curious guests and offering hotel packages with insider access. Visitors to southern Italy’s largest city can now spend a few days educating themselves on the fine art of tailoring and return home with a handsome new wardrobe.

Perhaps the best entry point for understanding Napoli’s style is to stroll its sun-soaked pavements, via the labyrinthine back alleys festooned with clothes lines of billowing garments. It’s here, on the street corners, that the city’s

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