For over half a century, Italian top-of-the-range menswear firm Corneliani has lived up to the belief that its garments have "the quality of the past in the present". From its Mantova home, the family business combines cutting-edge technology with a craftsman’s expertise, producing sleek and supple shapes which streamline the figure. The city is very important, proving a design inspiration.

Now in their third generation, the Corneliani family continues to produce menswear of the highest quality in the most refined fabrics. The colour palette of the autumn/winter 09 collection takes cameo pink or ruby red to offset the grey, blue and brown backgrounds of the many pinstripes and Prince of Wales checks. It's elegant and modern and definitely worth investigating.