Animal activist, #keepcalm. You don’t have to think that a garment made of croc print leather is a B choice. They don’t give the idea of “I wish but I can’t”. First of all they aren’t cheap garments at all, because the procedures involve a high degree of manual dexterity, several steps and very long processing time; therefore, we’re talking about valued objects however. Then, the luxury effect is guaranteed. Last but not least…animal activists (me included) can keep calm. Man with fur or dressed in reptile leather is not new: almost every celebrity has worn them since the 70s, from Stallone to Elton John, Gunter Sachs, Helmut Berger, Serge Gainsbourg. Sure, the phisique du role or the extravaganza of the man in question play an essential role in the success of an exaggerated look. If, vice versa, you are not a rockstar nor anyone similar, set a balance between luxury and minimal and you will be on the right way. Marlon Brando in a scene of the movie “The Fugitive Kind” (1959).

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Polacchini Paul Smith  f/w 2014/15 

Paul Smith prende spunto da uno spirito insieme rocker e viaggiatore, dando vita ad una collezione in cui stampe e colori di suggestione etnica si incontrano con capi grintosi e moderni. La calzatura diventa sintesi di questa storia: il classico polacchino è una tela su cui si rincorrono dromedari ricamati, motivi kilim, e note musicali. A cura di Angelica Pianarosa, Foto Michele Gastl.

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