m.a+ (Maurizio Amadei)

[jcotteri]

not really liking the fit of the two wool? coats

reather rook good

[1.618]

yea they need to be sized down big timeeeeee

[Canaduh0415]

Should be around 450 USD if I am right.

More like 590 or something....if not used to Raglan than best to try, different world of fit..very snug

[Mewtu]

More like 590 or something....if not used to Raglan than best to try, different world of fit..very snug

was actually ~1k retail.

[RADO]

was actually ~1k retail.

That's a lot for a linen shirt.

[Faust]

That's a lot for a linen shirt.

Well, the + has to stand for something!

[RADO]

Well, the + has to stand for something!

Right!

[niji248]

The practicality of a lot of a+ outerwear always gets my goat!
When I buy a coat.I want to be able to stash my stuff.and put my cold hands somewhere.I know im going to get bashed with debates of purity of form,fabric and line here but technically, most of his 'jackets' should be called a wraps or shirts.

Some pieces like the aviator can afford not to have pockets.I cant see that design looking good with pockets as it would wreck its purity. BUt a jacket and a coat without pockets for that price seems ridiculous. I think amadei really wants to impose his accessories on the wearer.

I agree with the impractical aspects of MA+ clothing... I personally think all of that so called "purity" of form is total bullshit. Obviously, someone doesn't know how to put in a f*cking double welt pocket, and hence eliminate it and jack up the price to make it lucrative. And better yet, claim it to be "hand-made". WTF?!?! I mean, the coat is obviously sew with a f*cking sewing machine?!?! It's not like grandma sat there and basted all the seams one stitch at a time for a week! I just can't understand the whole pseudo-hand-made BS.

Ok now, someone here is gonna want to bash me...

[zamb]

I agree with the impractical aspects of MA+ clothing... I personally think all of that so called "purity" of form is total bullshit. Obviously, someone doesn't know how to put in a f*cking double welt pocket, and hence eliminate it and jack up the price to make it lucrative. And better yet, claim it to be "hand-made". WTF?!?! I mean, the coat is obviously sew with a f*cking sewing machine?!?! It's not like grandma sat there and basted all the seams one stitch at a time for a week! I just can't understand the whole pseudo-hand-made BS.

Ok now, someone here is gonna want to bash me...

no i'm not going to bash you, but take the time to teach you something. HANDMADE in sewing, has a different meaning from HANDSEWN.
when something is said to be HANDMADE, it simply means that while most of it is sewn on a sewing machine, the product is actually made by the skill of the sewers "hand", manipulating fabric under the sewing machine (as in a great tailor or dressmaker), and is generally made by a single (or a few) individuals as opposed to automated sewing processes or on a production line of basically unskilled (meaning incapable of making a garment from start to finish) workers that exist in a large garment factory.
HANDSEWN is a different issue, and is mostly used on couture type garments or some aspects of tailoring, of course you can hansew many garments I think some of the aviators are partially handsewn.
I do agree about the pockets though, as there are ways to construct garmentrs with pockets that dont at all affect the "purity" of the design

[lowrey]

I agree with the impractical aspects of MA+ clothing... I personally think all of that so called "purity" of form is total bullshit. Obviously, someone doesn't know how to put in a f*cking double welt pocket, and hence eliminate it and jack up the price to make it lucrative. And better yet, claim it to be "hand-made". WTF?!?! I mean, the coat is obviously sew with a f*cking sewing machine?!?! It's not like grandma sat there and basted all the seams one stitch at a time for a week! I just can't understand the whole pseudo-hand-made BS.

Ok now, someone here is gonna want to bash me...

If you are expecting to be bashed, then maybe you should consider the way you are expressing yourself..?

Regarding the skills and detailing issue, saying that you don't get the lack of finish is one thing, but blaming it on lack of skill just shows that you don't seem to be too well acquainted with designers work. It's a matter of style and design philosophy, which you can agree or disagree with.

What goes for the "handmade BS", zamb pretty much covered it. Amadei's garments are made in a workshop by a small group of workers and are about as hand made as modern clothing can be. The argumet regarding sewing machines is just stupid.

[Faust]

anyway, nij, what caused your rant?

[Diego]

It's not like grandma sat there and basted all the seams one stitch at a time for a week!

That's what grandmas are for

[crz]

better than A's model pics


love this

[zamb]

better than A's model pics


love this

a really beautiful piece................with pockets!!!!!!!!!

[Trebre]

I for one really appreciate the more "user friendly" design of Amadeis later pieces.
I got his early no pocket pants, which i absolutely adore, but sometimes it's fucking annoying not having somewhere to stash the keys when you go on quick errands.
Also, pathetically, i think pants without pockets, from behind (on a guy) looks somewhat... like a big diper.

I recently got his new "semi skinny" five pocket pant. And i love the way he made it a more regular piece of clothing without interfering with his aestethic.
He recently (FW08 ?) added a single belt loop at the back of his pants, which makes things easier.
They are absolutely gorgeous to wear but advice is (as with most Amadei pants) size down one.
With his jackets, excepting the aviators which imo fits true to size, advice is size up one.
And the quality of his clothing is almost without comparison.