Sartoria Vestrucci: Reviving Traditional Men’s Couture

To preserve his Florentine heritage, Tommaso Melani launched a bespoke-quality men’s clothing company with one of the last great masters of Italian tailoring

Tommaso Capozzoli, partner and brand ambassador at Sartoria Vestrucci, wears a ready-to-wear tweed sport coat ($2,700). Courtesy of Sartoria Vestrucci

I’m probably the last person who should be promoting a mantra of balance and harmony.

“Bigger, stronger, faster, better” has pulsed through my veins since I was a kid. But one Italian gentleman showed me the virtues of “less is more,” and the heartwarming beauty of subtlety.