S3 / One Pleat – Heavy Worsted Wool

The process consists in passing the carded fibers through increasingly fine combs. The carded wool is what we could call – almost – raw wool.
The carding process eliminates the shortest fibers and the last possible impurities. With this more lustrous aspect, the combed wool pills less quickly than the carded wool for example. This results in a softer, very regular and smooth yarn.

On our pants, the same result is reached. They are soft and comfortable, in addition to offering a very nice clean fall, due in part to its weight.
The fabric comes from Vitale Barberis. An Italian draper from whom we adore to select fabrics.

The V.B.C. brand is probably one of the best known in the tailoring world. It stands for quality and durability. A house of tradition that seeks to do well, affordable luxury.

A small document dated 1663 marks the beginning of the Barberis Canonico family’s wool adventure. It describes the sale of a cloth to the Duke of Savoy and the dyer’s skills. This early date makes the clothmaker one of the oldest companies in the world still in business. As such, V.B.C. is a member of the very select Enochian Club.
Taking advantage of the industrial revolution, the family developed the wool business. When the first mechanical looms arrived in 1868, all weaving, dyeing, brushing and finishing activities were concentrated in the Pratrivero factory. The arrival of electricity allowed for faster and more regular production.

Thanks to the high quality of the fabrics produced, the company began to export successfully throughout the world, not only to Europe, but also to America, the British Raj and even China. In 1936, the Vitale Barberis Canonico brand appeared.
Although the 1970s questioned the use of natural materials, the family chose to stay with these fundamentals, a gamble that has been successful for the company. Vitale Barberis Canonico remains faithful to its origins.

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.