Charles Aznavour dedicated him a couplet in \u201cJe me voyages d\u00e9ja\u201d\u2026 Something along the lines of \u201cJ\u2019\u00e9tais certain de conqu\u00e9rir Paris \/ Chez le tailleur le plus chic j\u2019ai fait faire \/ Ce complet bleu qu\u2019\u00e9tait du dernier cri\u201d [I was sure of conquering Paris \/ At the most chic tailor in Paris \/ This latest blue suit]. Throwback to an icon of the genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again, Calabria in Italy was the crib for a talented couturier. If his style is less flashy than Gianni Versace\u2019s, it is because Francesco Smalto was formed at Harris, president Kennedy\u2019s tailor. Discretion and luxury in the details being at the centre point, Smalto would later on inject a high dose of refinement, but just like that as if it were nothing. \u201cMy goal was to be a couturier different from the others, which is to say to offer something that can\u2019t be seen anywhere else\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Settled in Paris, rue de La Bo\u00e9tie, in 1962, Francesco Smalto\u2019s boutique would not take long to attract the eyes of the artists of the time. Claude Fran\u00e7ois and Charles Aznavour appreciated the mastery of the suit to such an extent that he made it an indispensable piece for the chic and ambitious man just arrived in Paris. In the song \u201cJe me voyages d\u00e9ja\u201d he is referring to a Smalto suit after all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It must be said that Francesco Smalto works the art of the suit like no one else. Inspired by the sportswear trend which was in vogue in the 80s, Smalto conceived light and flexible suits. Made of jersey or wild silk, these double-breasted suits or suits with flat pockets and sewn flaps would become the symbol of important men. In real life, politicians swore by him. Fran\u00e7oise Sagan also, \u201cHe is one of the rare men that is able to mix luxury and sobriety, daily life and brightness. He is an artists and a god\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the cinema, the wildly elegant pieces help the most emblematic of characters like Alan Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo or even Sean Connery. In Bernardo Bertolucci\u2019s \u201cThe Last Emperor\u201d the characters wear Smalto suits – and the play on the brightness of the materials only adds to the fascination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Smalto signature? Flower in the button hole, rolled shoulder, Milanese button hole, simplified finishings, lighter lining. The \u201cfoulard\u201d tuxedo in cr\u00eape de Chine weighs only 380 grams giving the house a world record\u2026Talking about champions, Smalt is today the official wardrobe for the French football team. Off field, of course. Each of their suits is made under the exact same process as the one invented by Francesco Smalto. The maison details \u201c70 hours of work, 33 steps, 20 artisans are indispensable to create each suit by hand through a traditional technique\u201d. A magnificence that drives Smalto to receive the title of the label \u201cEntreprise du patrimoine\u201d delivered by the french state. A prodigy both discrete and iconic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Settled in Paris, rue de La Bo\u00e9tie, in 1962, Francesco Smalto\u2019s boutique would not take long to attract the eyes of the artists of the time. Claude Fran\u00e7ois and Charles Aznavour appreciated the mastery of the suit to such an extent that he made it an indispensable piece for the chic and ambitious man just arrived in Paris. In the song \u201cJe me voyages d\u00e9ja\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20493,20491,20404,19947],"class_list":["post-19977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ready-to-wear","tag-charles-aznavour","tag-french-dressing","tag-smalto","tag-tailoring"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n