Bertero
OrderBertero specializes in premium canvas and suiting components.
Premium canvases and premade components for luxury suits
Bertero, a Chargeurs PCC brand, combines the heritage of Italian craftsmanship with advanced textile engineering to deliver the finest canvases and sleeve head components for bespoke garments. Renowned for their structure and resilience, our fabrics are essential to the making of premium suits and jackets. With Bertero, tradition meets innovation, ensuring each garment retains its shape, drape, and timeless elegance.
Why is canvas essential in jacket construction?
Canvas is the internal structure of a jacket, playing a critical role in its shape, comfort, and durability.
- Structure & stability: reinforces stress areas and helps the garment maintain its shape over time.
- Appearance & feel: improves the drape and prevents wrinkles or seam marks.
- Assembly & longevity: facilitates garment construction while improving durability.
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The types of canvas
Canvas defines the structure and longevity of a jacket. Different constructions provide different levels of structure, flexibility and cost.
 Floating canvas |  Half Canvas |  Full Canvas |  Fused Canvas | |
Type of canvas | Sewn | Sewn | Sewn | Fused |
Structure | Stitched into the jacket and allowed to move independently | Covers approximately half of the chest | Extends from chest to hem | Bonded to the fabric using heat and adhesive |
Benefits | Natural drape and flexibility | Provides structure while remaining lighter | Molds to the wearer’s body over time | Faster and more cost-efficient production |
Positioning | High-end tailoring construction | Balance between quality and cost | Premium tailoring construction | Less shape retention and durability |
Why choose Bertero?
Premium composition
- Warp composition using high quality cotton and/or wool
- Insertion of goat or horse fibers for premium structure
- Synthetic options available (Polyester, resin-coated)
Sustainability
- GRS certified alternatives available
- Full supply chain traceability
- Third-party verified compliance
- Controlled chemical and environmental standards
Easy care
Washable polyester canvases: features a diverse assortment suitable for uniforms, washable up to 95°C, ensuring practicality and ease of maintenance
Bertero: Designed for structure and performance
From chest pieces to sleeve heads, Bertero components are woven to meet the rigorous standards of the finest tailors. Horsehair, hair blended with cotton or wool, provides natural resilience and shape memory—vital for garments that must maintain structure while remaining supple and comfortable. Each piece is developed with consistency in mind, ensuring seamless integration into highly precise tailoring processes.
A trusted name in luxury tailoring
Bertero’s premium interlining solutions are trusted by leading fashion houses and bespoke tailors worldwide. Supported by Chargeurs PCC’s global innovation network and controlled production, Bertero combines artisanal tradition with reliability ensured by modern quality-control processes. Whether for ready-to-wear or bespoke creations, our canvases and sleeve heads deliver exceptional structure and timeless sophistication.
The Bertero legacy: A century of structural innovation
Founded in 1907 in Vinovo, Italy, Bertero evolved from crafting resilient horsehair seating for the Italian Railways into a global leader in luxury tailoring components. By leveraging over a century of expertise in natural fibers, the brand transitioned in the 1930s to specializing in the high-performance interlinings and canvases that provide essential structure to premium garments. Today, Bertero continues to blend its rich Italian heritage with modern innovation to supply the world’s most prestigious fashion houses.
Our 3 solutions to answer each need
Pre-made components
Standardised pre-made elements ready to deliver, such as shoulder pads or sleeve heads.
