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TODAY’S CREATIVE LOVING PROFILE
Blink and you´ll miss it. It´s a house on Himes Avenue not far from I-275. Block letters on the mailbox say ¨Shirtmaker.¨ Inside is a tiny showroom with yards and yards of fine cloth draped on holders -- in dozens of colors and designs. Paolo, the Shirtmaker, is a feisty Italian with the musical accent of his homeland. It´s a simple process, really. You pick your fabric, get measured, choose collar and cuff styles from drawings in a book (or you can just describe them to Paolo), discuss the general cut (trim-fit, traditional, blousy) and off you go. You can usually take delivery in 10 days to two weeks. The shirtmaker´s work is splendid. There´s nothing like wearing a shirt, especially a dress shirt, that´s tailored to fit your body. Maybe best of all is that Varchi shirts cost $95 apiece. If a comparable garment sported another Italian label (Armani, Gucci, Zegna, etc.), it could cost three or four times as much -- and that´s without the custom tailoring.
Varchi Custom Shirts, 205 N. Himes Ave., Tampa, 813-879-2019.
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RE: BEST SHIRTMAKER
Posted by Wayne Cooper on 09.11.07 @ 05:01 PM
My Friend Paul Varchi has been making my shirts for several years now, and I must say that he ALWAYS does an awesome job! There is no other Shirtmaker that can even come remotely close to the quality of Varchi Shirts! Give him a try and tell him "Wayne" sent you.