The man and the sea. The marinière was born in 1858, when it was included in the official uniform of the French Navy. It has also another name: “breton”, related to Brittany, where it was worn for the first time by fishermen. And the fishermen of Deauville, Normandy, gave Coco Chanel the idea of her striped sweater with the boat neck: but this is certainly a men’s garment. The marinière refers to a maritime atmosphere and it’s usually reintroduced in s/s collections but, if the knitting is thick, it could also work for the f/w season. From the 50s on, the breton has gone round the world: from Sartre to James Dean, to Cary Grant (in To Catch a Thief), and in the 80s appeared on the catwalk thanks to Jean Paul Gaultier, that Pierre et Gilles portrayed with imaginative irony. Jean Paul Gaultier in a famous picture by Pierre et Giles (1990).

“Stormbringer” is the funkiest Deep Purple’s album. It came out at the end of 1974 in full “austerity” period, reaching a breaking point with hard rock: the homonym single was as danceable as “Smoke on the Water” from the older album “Made in Japan ” but more soul. The visual impact of the illustration on the cover was suggesting a stormy scenario (although the title was exhaustive enough) and a statement of intent throught the use of colors, mainly purple, yellow and orange. Such cover desearves to be included among the strongest in history of discography, it represent contemporary anxiety in its very own way addressing several analogies with a certain kind of fashion aesthetic which is currently in style for men’s clothing. In the picture the cover of “Stormbringer” by Deep Purple.

Dal giallo fluo al rosso con forti richiami agli anni ’70. Immancabili: velluto e montgomery. Nuove forme e materiali per gli accessori.

Since strong yellow to bright red with deep echos from the 70’s. Inevitably velvet and montgomery. New shapes and materials for accessories.

Abito tre pezzi in velluto millerighe, camicia micro check e cravatta in maglia di cachemire Ermenegildo Zegna

Vitaminiche le bluse tecniche di Stone Island

Maglione in lana a trecce, Chiussi

Super settanta il cardigan in lana e shearling di Coast + Weber + Ahaus

Preppy: Montgomery in panno rosso, maxi sciarpa e stingate in pelle nera Marina yachting

Stringate in pelle con frange a taglio obliquo, Giuliano Fujiwara

High top sneakers metallizzate e in pelle scamosciata, Puma by Alexander McQueen