Chemisier · Naples
D'Avino
D'Avino is a shirtmaker near Naples making small numbers of custom shirts, known above all for how many steps are sewn by hand.
D'Avino makes bespoke shirts near Naples with an exceptional amount of hand sewing: the house counts the hand-worked operations as its defining specification. Shirts are made in small numbers and much of the business is done through trunk shows and specialist retailers.
Counting the hands
Every shirtmaker at this level does some hand work; D'Avino's claim is quantity: collar, sleeve head, armhole, side seams, buttonholes, buttons and the gusset, all by hand. Whether that is worth the price over a shirt with four hand operations instead of nine is a legitimate question and one a buyer should answer for themselves.
What is not in question is that the shirts are exceptionally well made and that the making is slow.
The hand operations
The house identifies a specific set of operations done by hand: attaching the collar, setting the sleeve, closing the armhole and side seams, the gusset, the buttonholes and the buttons. The count is the house's stated specification rather than an outside audit.
Hand-sewn side seams in particular are unusual; machine seams are stronger and faster, and the argument for hand is flexibility and comfort rather than durability.
Where to find it
Principally through trunk shows and specialist retailers rather than a shop. Output is small and much of it is spoken for.
As with all shirtmaking at this level, a first order normally requires several shirts, because the pattern work is the expensive part.
Counting the operations
D'Avino's proposition is the extent of hand-work, and the house is unusually specific about it. Two cautions belong with any such claim, and they apply generally rather than to this house in particular: the number of hand operations is a proxy for quality rather than quality itself, and it is a figure a maker reports about its own work.
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Ce que cela coûte
Les prix sur le site →Ce ne sont pas des devis. Les prix indiqués ci-dessous sont les chiffres les plus récents que nous ayons pu attribuer à une source, présentés dans la devise de leur publication.
| Quoi | Service | Prix | Observé |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bespoke shirtAn indicative band, not a quotation. Bespoke entry prices normally exclude tax and cloth beyond the house bunch, and houses raise them without announcement. | Sur mesure | €450–700 | September 2026 |
Où ils voyagent
Trouver un artisan qui se déplace →Les trunk shows permettent à une maison de prendre des commandes et d'effectuer des essayages hors de son propre atelier. Les dates changent ; considérez ceci comme un schéma indicatif, non comme un calendrier, et confirmez avec la maison.
| Ville | Approximativement | À carreaux |
|---|---|---|
| LondonDocumented as travelling here for fittings. Schedules change; confirm directly with the house. | — | — |
| New YorkDocumented as travelling here for fittings. Schedules change; confirm directly with the house. | — | — |
| TokyoDocumented as travelling here for fittings. Schedules change; confirm directly with the house. | — | — |
Maisons souvent considérées en parallèle
Regroupés parce qu'ils se disputent les mêmes commissions ou travaillent dans un idiome comparable : il ne s'agit ni d'un classement ni d'une équivalence.
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Crédits photographiques 3
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art
- An illustration of a shirt of the kind the house makes. Not a photograph of the house's own work.: Original art · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale · Il Sartoriale original art