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Now he also gathers work and traditions– hand-painted prints on his scarves are done in Lion, the terrycloth of his robes to even be worn as evening overcoats come from Turkey, Ethiopian cotton, Austrian mohair blankets, And Indian silks (leaving origin labels).

The models that he’ll take to America unhinge a certain traditional way of conceiving the limits of men’s clothing: this way the red polo in terrycloth is worn with a contrasting double-looped foulard around the neck, while the classic jacket in heavy English textile (however, light to wear) has a silk lining, detailed like a tuxedo – not a blazer.