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“You don't do things for shock value anymore, because that's not even the language of today. At least, that's not what interests me. If I do it, it's because I want to see things in another way, not necessarily because I want to shock anybody.”

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Italo Zucchelli

Italian designer known for his high-end custom fashion, particularly skilled in creating luxurious fur and contemporary ready-to-wear garments. more

“The rules of the game in general are going to change for everything, not just menswear. People want to have fun with clothes. We sold out of the mirror suits in New York, and the black suits were still there. It tells me that men are looking for something that makes them feel good, makes them have fun, and makes them stand out. And it's all different sorts of men.”

People Men Different Fun Black Feel Good Having Fun Standing Out

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“There are many things Calvin Klein would have never done - he would have never put men in leggings in a show; he would have never done a fluorescent suit - but these are things that are right for the moment. For example, a fluorescent suit is graphic, and Calvin Klein is about being graphic. And Calvin Klein is always modern at its core, so I inject my own research and my own innovation, and I make it my own. But I never deny that core, because that would be stupid.”

Men Done Moments Modern Stupid Innovation Graphic

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“I think what I'm doing is quintessentially American because I'm not American - even though I am on the verge of getting my American passport next week - I have a fantasy of what is American. Big spaces, Marlon Brando, James Dean, easy living.”

Thinking Easy Fantasy Week Brando

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“Of course, we always get references from the past, but that doesn't mean that the clothes have to look like the past. We need to look forward, which is why I'm fascinated by new materials, technologies, techniques, and unusual ways to use colors or textures. It's very applicable to Calvin Klein because Calvin Klein has always been about modern-ness.”

Mean Past Technology Unusual

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“The Palace is a good theater, you can see from everywhere.”

Author:Andy Warhol

“Living in America has made me more practical. And, at the same time, exactly the opposite, because I'm very open to different ways of being and seeing that are completely not practical.”

Different

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can't stop it.”

Upset

Author:Bette Midler

“I saw what it means to work every weekend and every night, and I realized it doesn't work for me. It's not necessary. If you know what you want, you can achieve it without going crazy.”

Mean Night Crazy Achieve I Realized Weekend Going Crazy

Author:Italo Zucchelli

“When I come up with an idea for the collection, it's usually very precise, and I would say that every time, you're going to see that idea on the catwalk. It will go through ups and downs, but it's not going to be changed in the last month, that's for sure.”

Changed Ups & Downs

Author:Italo Zucchelli

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