Me by Canali Finds Its Match in Stefanos Tsitsipas

As Me by CANALI expands its made-to-measure world, Stefanos Tsitsipas brings the same discipline, precision, and instinct for preparation that define both elite competition and modern Italian tailoring.

The Fashionisto

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Published May 25, 2026

Stefanos stands between cream stone columns of an outdoor portico in a petrol-blue Canali made-to-measure two-button suit with notch lapels, paired with a chambray shirt, a slim navy tie, and black leather lug-sole loafers, a long-haired dachshund seated on the pavement beside him and clipped olive trees in the background
Stefanos Tsitsipas lends his face to Me by CANALI in a made-to-measure suit, photographed at the brand’s Italian headquarters with a long-haired dachshund underfoot. Photo: Canali

A tennis player whose ranking depends on reading wind, court, and opponent in real time is a fitting face for a tailoring program organized around the same instinct. Canali house ambassador Stefanos Tsitsipas now fronts Me by Canali, the Italian brand’s made-to-measure service.

The pairing is a question of shared method. For Tsitsipas, the match is won before he steps onto the court because preparation is the work itself. Made to measure runs on the same premise. Fit, fabric, and finishing are decided in advance so the garment performs the moment it is on the body.

Stefanos Tsitsipas for Me by CANALI

Close-up of the dark blue interior lining of a Canali jacket folded open to reveal a cream silk label embroidered with “Stefanos Tsitsipas by CANALI, Made in Italy,” a hand grasping the lapel from inside the canvas
Every Me by Canali jacket leaves the atelier with a personalized inner label, such as the one pictured, stitched for Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photo: Canali

Living out of luggage between Melbourne, Paris, London, and New York turns a wardrobe into infrastructure. Me by Canali sells Tsitsipas and its clients something past the suits themselves, which is one less variable to manage.

The service draws on over 500 fabrics, 250 shirting cloths, 20 collar shapes, and yarns running from Sea Island cotton to cashmere-silk-wool blends. Clients specify lapels, linings, buttons, leather labels, and trims at the order stage. The closet arrives with the hard decisions already made, which leaves the wearer free to focus on the match ahead.

Overhead view of a tailor opening a Canali button presentation book on a polished walnut workbench, surrounded by black, blue, and cognac thread spools, brass thimbles, a small wooden box of chalk and notions, and a yellow boxwood tailoring ruler, the sleeve of a navy suit jacket and a white shirt cuff entering the frame at right
The front end of any made-to-measure order: a swatch book of horn, mother-of-pearl, and metal buttons opens beside thread spools and a marking ruler. Photo: Canali

Canali’s spring 2026 campaign shows the house tailoring in finished form, before a client orders it their way.

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