Caraceni (company)

These suits are what is known as "bench bespoke," meaning they are made one at a time, by hand, to a pattern specifically drawn for each individual customer.

The various Caraceni "sartorias" have made suits for various celebrities over the years, including Tyrone Power, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Agnelli, Diego Granese, Sophia Loren and fashion designer Valentino Garavani.

The Caraceni label is also famous for dressing generations of The Kings of Greece and Italy, The Prince of Wales, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Aristotle Onassis.

[2] International fashion designers including Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Gianfranco Ferrè and Karl Lagerfeld frequented the atelier over the years.

[3] In the 1950s and 1960s the A. Caraceni brand was the chosen tailor of many in the Italian automotive circle, including Gianni Agnelli and Enzo Ferrari.