Rocco Rinarelli

Rocco Rinarelli represents the part of the Milan trade that most guides overlook: the independent tailor who learned in the city's workshops and has served the same neighborhood for decades. He came to Milan from Calabria in 1960, worked in tailoring shops in the Ticinese and Cairoli areas, specializing in menswear, and has run his own business since 1974, on Via Terraggio near Cadorna since 1989.

His persistence is the story Il Giorno told in November 2024. The redevelopment of the Cinema Orchidea complex, where he rented a small street-front space from the city, forced him out. After about three years of requests he secured an unused space next door on a six-year lease, renewable for six more, and reopened at 82. He told the paper he had no plans to retire and that he has trained many apprentices, including foreigners, some of whom now work for fashion houses or run their own businesses.

Much cannot be confirmed. We found no website or published prices, the article does not say how much of the work is done by hand or how many fittings he gives, and no reviewer has written about his suits. His clients are described only as professionals from well-off Milan, with some from abroad.

Visit for a traditional suit and a direct conversation with the man who makes it, and agree price, fittings and timing in person. For a documented house style, A. Caraceni or Musella Dembech are safer choices.