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About Cesare Attolini

In 1930, Vincenzo Attolini began making jackets in Naples that were lighter than anything that had existed before. He replaced the stiff British construction with a supple, unstructured shoulder and a horsehair and linen canvas that moulds to the wearer's body. What he invented is what we now call the Neapolitan style.

In the 1980s, his son Cesare founded a family business under his own name. Today, the third generation of Attolinis works in the same way Vincenzo started: each suit made entirely by hand, each buttonhole sewn by Italian artisans in Naples. On average, thirty hours per piece. Production deliberately remains limited.

"Vincenzo Attolini created the Neapolitan style. He made the jackets lighter, reduced their volume. And so, the jacket was born. The jacket we now call the Neapolitan jacket." -Massimiliano Attolini

30 hours per pack

Each Cesare Attolini suit takes an average of thirty hours of handwork. From cutting the fabric to hand-stitching each buttonhole.

Full canvas construction

The canvas of horsehair and linen moulds itself to the wearer's body over the years. The most luxurious way to make a jacket and the reason an Attolini suit gets better the more you wear it.

Neapolitan style

Light construction, minimal shoulder padding, handmade details. Vincenzo Attolini invented this style. His grandson makes it the same way today.

Limited production

Cesare Attolini produces a limited number of pieces daily. Not as a marketing choice, but as a logical consequence of a working method that makes no concessions.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cesare Attolini

The Neapolitan style was invented by Vincenzo Attolini in Naples. Its characteristic features are a light, unstructured construction with minimal shoulder padding and a horsehair and linen canvas. The jacket drapes softly and moves with the body, in contrast to the stiffer British model.

Full canvas means that the entire lining block of the jacket consists of a canvas made of horsehair and linen, instead of glued material. This canvas moulds itself to the wearer's body over time. A full canvas jacket improves with use and lasts for generations.

Each suit goes through an average of thirty hours of handwork by Italian artisans in Naples. From the Neapolitan shoulder to each buttonhole, everything is sewn by hand. Production is deliberately limited so that each piece receives the full attention it deserves.

Cesare Attolini works exclusively with the finest Scottish, English, Irish and Italian yarns: from the highest quality wool to the purest cashmere. Only materials that meet the standards of the Neapolitan atelier are considered.