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I owe you guys a 6 month project projection. In the meantime here are a few super amazing knits, that I will be using for fall 2016. The fabric is coming out of Japan and it's held to some very high standards. I am giving everyone a heads up now. The yen is incredibly strong and it's raised fabric prices around 12%. Knits coming out of Japan are stupid expensive for whatever reason. This sucks for both of us. The first group of swatches are 100% yarn dyed woolens. The fabric has an incredible hand and finish. It has a...

All the orders have been packaged. 98% have been shipped in full. We ran out of shoe boxes for shipping, so we have several orders just waiting on boxes. Those will ship no later than Thursday. I apologize for the delay. The drugs they have me on are keeping me loopy. My recovery is going better than expected. I really appreciate all the emails and calls wishing me a safe recovery   Good News- I am ready to start banging out the rest of the products for fall.  I will pick up the size set samples for all the tees,...

Hello. My Name is Susan Farinelli. I am Mauro's better half. I wanted to give everyone  an update on Mauro's condition and the sale. Mauro is doing great. He had his tonsils and uvula removed. He also had his Nasal passage opened, his palate clipped, and his devoted septum repaired.   Mauro is 45 years old, his procedure was considered a major surgery.   My husband is one tough cookie. He didn't even want to be put under. Now, he is alert and somehow he is already eating solid food. He isn't suppose to be moving around for a couple more days but I...

As you all know, I am currently having a sale. I still have some killer shoes, shirts, and sweaters in stock. This brings me to my blog title " Let me help you..." Sizing. Understanding your size is key.  When, I moved the majority of my production to Italy, I did it for two important reasons. First, quality. The Italians know how to make a proper garment. If you can find the right factory you will receive generations upon generations of tradition, quality, and understanding of how to join up a proper garment. That garment can be a coat, a...