One long
wooden table and on it, some scissors, threads, needles, thimbles, and a measuring
tape. I close my eyes and I hear that fine sound of the chalk sliding over the
fabric, marking a new cut off. Then, I transport myself to that moment when I
passed by that workshop before going to school, the scent of those fabrics as I
approached the door, that scent that used to welcome me every morning when
saying goodbye to my grandfather. Almost without looking and only with the
scent, I could guess the texture, the drop, and the softness of each one of its
fabrics.
And in between
the textures and forms, my grandfather Don Massimo, a distinguished tailor.
Thanks to his creativity to imagine weavings and special designs, he was well
known in our native land of Naples for his undisputed elegance and high-quality
sewing. A fan of elegant apparel, he would personally choose each morning “the
tie of the day,†since he thought that the tie undoubtedly represented the most
important accessory in the closet of a man with a unique style.
Always
elegant, always wise and perfectionist. That was Don Massimo Ferris, whom every
morning would knot my tie before going to school and would fix the posture of
my clothes, while always repeating the same phrase: “The man that make himself
noticeable is the one who dresses with logic and education, so go study.â€
Many years
have passed by, and thanks and cherish those memories and the legacy of my
grandfather is the reason why MASSIMO FERRIS was born and has grown. Dress
apparel for gentlemen, characterized for being constantly innovative in its
clothing line and accessories. A complete clothing line created for men with
style who look for something unique and conclusive, marked with a style that
has been worked on carefully in order to maintain the fusion of the perennial
classic style without staying away from the modern trends.
Therefore, to
innovate and to reinvent ourselves in each collection is our premise, making
reverence to the suits, shirts, and ties that the scissors of my grandfather
used to cut. Maybe, the suits with marked pads and thick linings would stay in
the past with melancholy in order to adventure ourselves to the unstructured
suits, but always prevailing with the essence of the quality and elegance of
the fine sewing, cut, and tailoring.
Hence,
believing in the words of my grandfather, I can say that Massimo Ferris is
exclusively for men who make themselves notorious.