I have been wondering about the only significant difference to be seen between the Panaro system and that of Ciraci.
Both books were published in the 60's, but yet the Ciraci cut (from 1965) looks a bit more modern to me. For comparison:
Panaro (book is 8th edition, according to the seller published in the 60's. Most of the book consists of elements from previous editions):

Ciraci (the patterns show a different shape around the hips):

Thanks to the website http://www.papottoilsarto.it/ I found pictures of a few of the big names in Italian tailoring. Most of them (the b&w ones) were taken in 1973:
Il famoso indossatore Carlo di Maggio:

Ciro Giuliani:

Domenico Caraceni (?):

Commendatore Risicato (on the right):

And finally the author of the book Il tagliatore di abiti, Ciraci:
