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THE JAZZ SIPPER

Francesca told them that with the carrier battle group in port, they should
expect a crowd around 1500 to 2000 people per night. Prior to leaving Vance
asked Francesca where were some of the best places to shop for men’s
clothing and accessories.

Francesca spoke in her sultry Italian English mix voice and said sure, there
is store right in the heart of Naples on Via Toledo. I would recommend this
store to anyone looking for a nice "Italian" suit. The prices are pretty good. Of
course you can find cheaper stores, but you may be skimping on some quality.
Suits here are excellent, and will surely please you, they carry several lines of
men's clothing, including: Ceruti 1881, Ermenelgildo Zegna, Reda, Vitale
Barberis Canonico, Versace sport”, “Trussardi sport”, “Guess Collection. As
she was giving Vance a piece of paper with the name and address of the store,
Vance asked where would he go to get a Brioni suit, Francesca smiled and
said you would go nowhere, they come to you. They will meet you at your hotel
to begin the fitting process. Which includes several fittings, the minimum of
185 steps; 10 hours of sewing by hand, 18 hours of craftsmanship for buttons
to be sewn and followed by 42 hours of ironing that it takes to make a Brioni
handmade suit it may be ready in about two months. And oh yeah, do not
forget the 2,905 euros to 10,894 euros, I’m sorry $4,000 to $15,000 U.S.
dollars that they will charge, then you would receive a custom handmade Brioni
suit. And become one of only 25,000 exclusive privileged customers worldwide
who own a Brioni Suit. Francesca smiled again and said why stop there, order
a Brioni tie at 108.94 euros or $150.00 U.S. dollars, you're already getting the
suit and tie, so you might as well go all the way and purchase a made-to-
measure Brioni Vicua wool overcoat for about 18,157 euros or $25,000.00 U.S.
dollars. And the Brioni shoes averaging around between 871 euros to 1,089