S3 / One Pleat – Corduroy Wool & Cotton Loro Piana

Corduroy, an ancestral fabric, continues to be popular. It is a wonderful fabric that can be dyed in many colors and is available in small and large stripes (from 16 to 8 ribs per inch).
It was for a long time the king of farm and forest clothing, with its robust ribs. In the 1970s, velvet suits were commonplace – watch an episode of Columbo!

For trousers it remains a winter staple, warm and soft. We select medium-ribbed velvets, around 10 to 12, for an expressive and modern surface. The velvet is made in two stages on very special machines. Two smooth sheets, like cotton chinos, are inserted into a loom, a few millimeters apart. Needles weave the ribs, which are then like millions of bridges connecting the two sheets. At the end of the loom, razor blades cut these millions of bridges, causing the two sheets to emerge independently, which then show up as stripes of hair. The velvet is born.

To take it a step further, we have selected our velvet from Loro Piana, which adds a touch of wool to the cotton to give it an incomparable shine and softness. The elastane in micro-percentage adds to the comfort of the material. A very luxurious velvet, soft and incredibly comfortable.

Loro Piana fabrics are among the most beautiful in the world. And the most expensive. We are very happy to be able to weave a few pieces there to cut luxury trousers.

Originally from Trivero, the Loro Piana family started trading in wool in the early 19th century, before opening their own spinning mills around the town of Quarona. In the 1960s, the founder’s grandson, Franco Loro Piana, began exporting his high-quality fabrics outside Europe to America and Japan. At a time when the modern textile world is only interested in plastic and new oil-based fibres, the Loro Piana family is committed to beauty. This spirit of going against the grain of the “Trente Glorieuses” was successful for the century-old company. It concentrated on extra-fine wools, the famous super 100’s that appeared, and on cashmeres. And saves the Vigogne chain. In 1980, clothing boutiques were opened, completing the vertical integration of the group, from sheep to clothing. In 2013, the French group LVMH bought the majority of Loro Piana to continue the development of the brand and the search for the most noble fibres.

Always in search of the most luxurious and rare fibres, their cashmere blend is a marvel for winter. An exclusive quality of tailors that is rare in ready-to-wear, and yet we present it to you.

A pair of trousers is not just fabric. It’s also a belt lining and pocket lining. And buttons. All Italian.

The waistband lining is made up of three superimposed fabrics. The top band is made of 100% cotton sky blue oxford, the bottom band is made of 100% cotton unbleached and un-dyed twill, both separated by a white viscose poplin anti-slip piping with Scavini embroidery. White topstitching reinforces the assembly. The pocket bottoms are cut from the same unbleached and undyed 100% cotton twill. The absence of dye is the best option from a hypoallergenic point of view. It also allows for relative discretion of the pocket bottoms behind light coloured fabrics.
The waistband lining and the pocket bottoms are prefabricated by the Italian company FVL created in 1990, guaranteeing ISO and GOTS certified quality standards. FVL is particularly involved in the subject of sustainability and ethical and social protocols, with continuous control of the production process and a fast and efficient traceability system.

Finally, for buttons, we don’t go far either, always in Veneto. At Bottonificio Padano, established in 1982. We have chosen to use exclusively corozo, called vegetable ivory, which is natural and biodegradable. In fact, the hard, white, horny albumen of the seed of a tropical American palm tree. Bottonificio Padano aims to eliminate chemical pollutants and use increasingly natural pigments. Since 1982, all the water used in production, including that used for dyeing and tumbling, is purified and reused, in a “closed cycle”, without any discharge into the external environment.

Our development is accompanied by a great awareness of quality, while favoring local production, we have directed our research in Italy during the year 2021. After many months, we found a small traditional workshop south of Naples that is a blessing. Our genius craftsman created his workshop at the age of eighteen, in the year 2000. Before that, his parents had also had their own trouser workshop. His only limitations were the space and the recruitment of seamstresses. Apart from that, what finesse, everything is possible! With our new workshop, we develop our volumes and bring a great craft aesthetic.
We can work in-depth on models and details, far from the large industrial platforms.
A close collaboration that allows us – it’s very nice – to go to Italy from time to time and come back with a head full of new ideas. The keywords of a Scavini pant are now refinement, craftsmanship & localism. A very luxurious pant, cut from Italian or English fabric. The equivalent of the models of great luxury brands.

Dry cleaning is highly recommended for wool trousers. However, it should not be done often: only once a year, or even less! A simple steam ironing at home or at the dry cleaner’s is enough in most cases to remove odors, bacteria and to make the trousers look good again.

To tidy it up? There is nothing better than a hanger with bar or clip, as we propose in our “Accessories”. If you don’t have one, no problem! In this case, a simple and clean folding of the pants should be considered. As a precaution, it is recommended not to close the buttons.