Santillo 1970

Like many of the best clothing houses, Santillo 1970 is the antithesis of fast fashion, largely shunning machines in favour of hand-cutting, sewing and finishing. That's how it's always been done, too; Angela Lemma founded the brand in Calabria in 1968 on those principles. Now based in Catanzaro, Lemma's children and a select number of skilled artisans work on Santillo 1970, creating shirts that range from formalwear to casual polos. The signature feature of a Santillo shirt is the "punto a barchetta", a technique that involves restitching the armhole after the sides have been sewn to reinforce and add softness to the most vulnerable part of the shirt.