Antonio Ansaldi Military Shirt

AA MILITARY SHIRT: Short Sleeve Twill Shirt with Military Patches

Display your honorary affiliation with this genuine detailed Antonio Ansaldi military shirt featuring a limited collection of assorted high quality embroidered and woven patches. Functional, comfortable and detailed military style shirt has two front flap button pockets on chest and distinctive logo patches and labels.

• 5.25 ounce, 35% cotton and 65% polyester. Two front flap pockets. Generous fit across shoulder.
• Three authentic military & Antonio Ansaldi patches on each hemmed sleeve, left chest and right chest.
• Silver Sgt. chevron collar insignia on left collar. Trademark woven label on back of collar.
• Visa wicking and stain release finish moves moisture away from the body.
• Extra long tail. 20-line melamine buttons with rubberized trademark logo patch at bottom of placket.

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DORCHESTHER: Sexy Long 34″ Inseam Bootcut Jean with Leather Embroidered Bottom

Only $34.99  (Reg. $54.99)

Black: DORCHESTHER: Sexy Long 34
Indigo: DORCHESTHER: Stylish Long 34

The DorchestHer is an ultra-stylish feminine twist on the original Antonio Ansaldi Dorchester Jean design. The low rise bootcut jean features front slash pockets detailed with “A” rivets, a large leather “A” logo belt loop in rear, bottom side seam detailing, and leather and denim kickplates embroidered with the Antonio Ansaldi “A” and signature logos.

• 98% cotton, 2% spandex Indigo denim
• Logo rivets, Bottom Leg seam detailing on front
• Large leather “A” logo at rear belt loop
• Leather embroidered kickplates on Black
• Long length 34″ inseam

South End Jean

Roseanna Ansaldi of Antonio Ansaldi

Not many designers can boast they’ve created for Steven Tyler, Snoop Dogg, and Mariah Carey’s Jack Russell terriers. But Roseanna Ansaldi – one half of the Antonio Ansaldi hip-hop design team and a teacher at the School of Fashion Design and Bay State College – has enjoyed an incredibly diverse two-decade career. A leather specialist, Ansaldi has created upscale children’s clothing and major league sports jerseys. She now divides her time between the Antonio Ansaldi shop in Dorchester, her Andover studio – where she also does custom work and alterations for Louis Boston and Coach – and her students. She talked with us recently about her love of leather.

Q. How do people react when you tell them you’re into leather?

A. When I say I’m a leather designer, people assume the worst. Probably they might think biker or S&M.

Q. Why leather?

A. It works with you. Certain fabrics . . . the delicate fabrics, that would be torture for me. With leather, I just staple it and I stitch it . . . hit it with a hammer. It’s more of a craft to me. It’s like building something, really. You’re working with tools. I’m not a delicate flower.

Q. How did you get started?

A. I worked for Boston Ballet to begin with. . . . I thought the ballet was so glamorous and then you’re there with the smelly costumes and the cheap fabrics and it’s not so great. Then I was introduced to a designer for Aerosmith, Francine Larnis. I did leather when I was in school and that was my niche. It was really fun . . . but she moved away. Then I started making children’s clothing . . . little pants with vests and little leather skirts, little bomber jackets. My first account was Saks Fifth Avenue.

Q. How did you get into hip-hop?

A. I went back to custom clothing and got a studio on Newbury Street. I used to do rap groups in Boston through a store on Washington Street. One group always had a Bruins logo, they were RSO, now they’re Made Men. Antonio Ennis was in the group and their manager was the owner of the Source. . . . [Antonio] decided he wanted to design. Their manager gave us free full-page ads. A lot of people were sort of skeptical; you could see their eyeballs go back and forth because we’re such an odd pair. But it was the perfect fit because he’s very creative. . . . It was like a fresh shot in the arm. Antonio does the designing and I do the technical stuff.

Q. Tell us about your star clients.

A. Mace, Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule, local athletes, Mariah Carey. She had these little dogs. . . . We did a shearling coat and matching booties. She loved it and sent me an autographed picture. We did vests for the movie “Shaft.” In the ’80s, I did a suit for Steven Tyler, metallic painted suede . . . black with silver. He had a show at the Orpheum – I was there to see it – and the heat from the lamps on stage reacted with the paint in the suit and he actually passed out. People probably just thought he was high.

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