What materials are used in your garments?Updated a year ago

Sartoro Materials

What are your garments made from?

Our garments are made from a range of materials including wool, cotton & linen. Fabric details are available on each product page in the description. More details below.

Do you have any vegan items?

Yes! Our cotton and linen suits are vegan, as well as all of our shirts. We have vegan linings and vegan canvas available by special request. In your order notes, please write "USE ONLY VEGAN MATERIALS" or message us here to confirm.

Where are your fabrics sourced from?

We source fabrics from many places around the world, including Japan, Korea, China & India as well as others. Fabric production is largely commoditized and the industry is rampant with misleading practices used by brands to slap the "Italian" or "English" designation on the materials with a technicality. We don't beat around the bush - many of our fabrics are not "Italian milled" from mills dating to the 1800s, but that doesn't mean the quality of what we do offer isn't top notch (it is).

Do your products contain synthetic materials?

This varies from fabric to fabric. In our line of wool suits, we primarily use wool blends with a small amount of polyester. The inclusion of a bit of high-quality synthetic adds considerable durability without a noticeable reduction in the feel, breathability or appearance. 

Synthetics, especially polyester, aren't what they were 10-20 years ago. The technology has improved a great deal and today, in many ways a bit of synthetic can actually improve the fabric. A great example of this - most performance golf shirts these days are close to if not 100% polyester. Breathable, flexible, and quite soft.

Brands selling "premium" 100% wool fabrics will often argue against polyester - which we would have agreed with in 2005 - but today this is outdated thinking. The cost of those "100% Italian milled fabrics" can be substantially higher - resulting in much higher price points with only marginal improvement in quality.

At Sartoro we've opted to use high-quality wool blends that aren't absurdly pricey because we know we can still deliver a premium product, but don't have to charge $1000+ to do so. You'll see what we mean when you feel the fabrics - they are soft to the touch, look great, and last a long time.

For more information on our materials, please head to the Fabrics & Materials page.