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OLD FASHION ROMANCE

No Comments 20 April 2012

Vanity, that most punishable of vices, so often exposes the one thing we most intend for it to conceal: our selves. The couturier serves as wizard, historian and heretic, harnessing vanity to create deities from the detestable, while disguising the average as extraordinary. Above all, the couturier is a storyteller. Unfortunately, it seems that we have forgotten how to read.

Italian Makers

Gucci Goo

No Comments 12 July 2008

In the interim since my last post we made a visit to the Gucci factory just outside of Florence right as Pitti Uomo was going on. The Gucci factory is unlike any other we have traveled to (D&G, Dolce and Gabbana, Versace ALIAS, Zegna, Moreschi, Ducati, etc.) because it is so organized and yet so [...]

Italian Makers

Versace ALIAS Prototyping Center

No Comments 10 May 2008

After our tour of Zegna, we stopped in at the ALIAS factory to have a look at the latest Versace samples and prototypes. The center was founded in the late 70′s by Gianni Versace, who wanted to have a place to focus on the creation of innovative new models. Versace has no real consistency in [...]

Italian Makers

Factory visit to Zegna

1 Comment 09 May 2008

Having recently become familiar with Zegna upon moving to Italy, I have been very impressed by their craftsmanship and elegance. Yesterday we took a side trip to the Zegna factory located little just over an hour outside Milan in a lovely town called Novara. As it is the last in the company to be redesigned, [...]