Observe
See what the body asks before deciding what the garment will show.
FRANCESCO FLORIO
The tailor
behind the cut.
A practice between Italian sartorial culture, atelier work in Paris and the daily observation of the body.
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Observe before drawing.
For Francesco Florio, measurement is not only a set of numbers. It means understanding posture, movement, the wearer’s relationship with clothing and the place the garment must take in a life.
Draw
Turn observation into pattern, lines and proportions.
Build
Make canvas, cloth, hand and structure work together.
Adjust
Let fittings correct the drawing until balance is reached.
The atelier as a place of research.
The work remains concrete: pattern, cut, basting, fitting, correction. The signature grows from the attentive repetition of these gestures.