There are boats—and then there are Rivas. Mahogany-decked, chrome-trimmed, thunder-soft vessels of pure elegance, designed to slice through Italian lakes with nothing but grace and growl. They’re not just modes of transport. They’re heirlooms in motion.

So when the opportunity came to shoot our latest collaboration aboard a fleet of Riva Tritones and Aquarama's on Lago Maggiore, we didn’t hesitate.
The idea was simple: bring together the worlds of Club Flannel—Timothy Everest’s off-duty tailoring label—and Mister Miller, and let them speak the same visual language: texture, precision, poise. Hats and jackets, men and machines, moving together under the Italian sun.

We set up camp at Cantiere Nautico Barberis, a boatyard with reverence in its bones. Watching them sand, varnish, restore and release these boats into the water was like watching a Swiss watch being tuned by hand. The same quiet obsession we have for blocks, crowns and linings—you’ll find it in their decks, hulls and hand-finished helms.

And so, between espresso runs and engine roars, we captured a few moments:
Men in Club Flannel tailoring, wind in their shirts, Mister Miller hats tied on just enough to flirt with the breeze. Rivas gliding. Light dancing. A kind of elegance you don’t overthink—it just happens when everything’s made with care.

For the Villa d’Este Concorso crowd, this is what contemporary summer style looks like:
– A hat that speaks fluent understatement
– A jacket that nods to tradition without dressing in it
– A boat that whispers its credentials through woodgrain and weight
The message is quiet but clear:
Craft matters. Detail endures. And if you’re doing 30 knots across Lago Maggiore, your hat ought to keep up.