Born and raised in Rome, the Eternal City, Massimo grew up in a family of art is anal pâtissiers surrounded by art and history. His interest for clothing started as a young child by taking inspiration from the style of his grandfather, an authentic shoemaker with flair for dressing up. It was then, at the age of 11 when Massimo used to dress up for Sunday mass with a navy blazer, cream chinos and brown loafers. “I remember I felt so good… almost like lifted as if I put on a special arm our”.
Twenty years later subconsciously that inspiration brought Massimo by chance into the world of tailoring. With no experience or formal education Massimo started his career in the City of London working as a travelling tailor for a US tailoring firm. His panache and unique skills on building relations with customers made him stand out and led him soon after to branch out and create his own tailor house. From that his passion led him to the inevitable destination, Savile Row, the Mecca of bespoke tailoring.
Gifted with natural flair for sartorial style and design skills acquired by studying architectural design at high school, Massimo learned the art of tailoring with natural ease but above all he developed a true passion for the whole world of bespoke.
The jacket construction, the science behind fabrics, the heritage of men’s style, the colorful characters of the trade, the relationship forged with all of his clients and most of all the special feeling of transforming a man’s image. All this deeply inspired Massimo and captured his soul.
Throughout his career Massimo has dressed thousands of gentlemen of all ages and walks of life (businessmen, politicians, movie stars, sportsmen) and mastered his craft by working closely with some of the world’s finest bespoke tailors.
Massimo created his own bespoke tailoring company in London, advised for international brands, collaborated with the finest suiting and shirting manufacturers from Italy, partnered with the world’s finest fabric mills and worked with the most acclaimed bespoke house in the world, Huntsman of Savile Row.
Nowadays in Sydney Massimo continues his tailoring legacy through Sartorial Bay by offering his expertise to transform Australian men’s image. Blending heritage Anglo/Italian tailoring with the Sydney coastal lifestyle Massimo sets out to create a unique new style that embraces formal and casual wearing in an organic symbiosis.
