The process

Where excellence is born: the value of bespoke tailoring

In the heart of the capital, Tommy & Giulio Caraceni offers a unique bespoke tailoring experience in Rome , where every detail tells a story. Here, artisanal technique combines with a deep understanding of the client's needs, transforming a simple fabric into a living, elegant, and personal piece.

Every step of the process—from the initial consultation to final delivery—is carefully crafted with transparency and dedication, engaging the client on an authentic journey. The goal is not just to create a perfect dress: it's to offer a sartorial ritual, made of informed choices, expert hands, and a passion for tradition. As in every great haute couture atelier, each piece is the result of a dialogue between materials , know-how , and personal style.

 

Our tailoring process: from idea to perfect garment

Measurements and Cutting

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A Caraceni suit certainly carries a long history before it reaches the client for whom it was designed and sewn. It all begins, of course, with taking measurements and choosing the type of garment to be made, and therefore the fabrics to use. But it's not just that: perhaps the most crucial part of a successful made-to-measure suit is how the tailor's eye penetrates the client's personality, capturing that unique quality each individual wishes to convey through their style, and combining it with the signature lines that make a Caraceni suit always recognizable. Once chosen, the fabric is soaked to prevent deformation during processing and then ironed. It then reaches the cutter, who, using technique and experience, transforms the measurements into fine chalk lines, creating a pattern designed and marked from scratch specifically for our client. The various pieces that will make up the dress are then "cut," or cut, leaving plenty of room for movement. They are then passed into the hands of our master tailors for preparation for the first fitting.

The framework

02.

Hemp canvases shaped to the front pattern and reinforcements shaped for the customer's chest are quilted together to form the jacket's internal "body." The fronts are then basted and matched to the canapés, thus giving an initial impression of the shape and basic lines.

The first test

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The first fitting consists solely of a complete basting of the jacket without any finishing touches (pockets, breast pocket, lapel facings, lining, etc.). The first fitting is performed to highlight any major defects and, since it is essentially just a check of the pattern based on the customer's measurements, it is only necessary for the first suit made.

The second test

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The suit is dismantled and laid flat again so that the correct pattern can be marked with the utmost precision. At this point, the jacket fronts begin to take shape thanks to hours of patient and precise craftsmanship. Almost all hand-stitched, with very few vintage sewing machines, become the beating heart of the suit. Careful ironing with old-fashioned techniques and now-unavailable cast-iron irons, weighing up to five kilos, shapes the lines that will accompany the wearer in every movement. The sides, shoulders, sleeves, and collar, although now more refined, are basted again. During the second fitting, small adjustments are made to perfect the suit, and the customer can decide on the final look for their suit.

Finished dress

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The various basted pieces are laid flat again to mark any final adjustments and create the paper pattern to be used for subsequent garments. Everything is then reassembled and finished. Attention to detail becomes the ultimate goal of the process, which for the jacket alone can take over thirty hours. The whole process is completed with hand-sewn buttonholes and a final ironing.

Each dress is unique

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The creation of an entirely handmade dress is a fascinating and long story involving the work of artisans capable of combining knowledge with manual and technical skill. Throughout its evolution, various hands will work and shape the fabric, making it impossible to create identical dresses. The "imperfection" and uniqueness of the workmanship can therefore be considered our hallmark of quality.