Pitti Imagine Uomo 77, one of the world's leading menswear trade shows, kicks off next week and I am not going to be there as I am not yet permitted to travel. That throws a couple weeks of posting up in the air, sets back the development of the ASW store, and defers a number of fittings for a month. It is quite a disappointment.
Pitti of course is an opportunity to see in one place 742 menswear makers that one would otherwise have to travel thousands of miles to visit. From knitwear weavers to shoemakers, the world shows its stuff in Florence. And many companies that do not exhibit, from Simonnot-Godard to trousermaker Salvatore Ambrosi, are in town as well.
The cancellation of the trip also means there will be no fittings at Cleverley or W. S. Foster in London, where slip-on shoes await. A litany of desired covert coat changes will have to be delivered to Peter Harvey by courier instead of in person. And the first fitting of a navy hopsack blazer at Henry Poole will have to be postponed.
The only ray of sunshine in all this is that the European weather does not seem to be the best, with one of my correspondents reporting that she was unable to commute to her office in London today due to the snow. So perhaps waiting a few weeks is for the best. And the Spring/Summer version of the show will arrive in June.
Nonetheless, it is such a Pitti.
Photo: Pitti Imagine Uomo
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We've got a good couple of centimetres of snow here and, as a result, London has indeed ground to a halt. At the moment, barely any flights are taking off or landing, and mainland Europe is probably even worse, so perhaps you're better off at home!
London hasn't stopped at all.
Some simple chose to give in.
I'm reminded of the adage, 'there's no such thing as bad weather, just an inappropriate chose of clothes'.
Sorry to hear about all this (esp as it relates to the much anticipated ASW store).
Hopefully the travel restriction is not a health related matter, and if it was, that you're making a full recovery.
Hope it's not health related as well, your blog adds a great distraction from the reality of the day!
Hope it's not health related as well, your blog adds a great distraction from the reality of the day!
Should your travel restriction and time in the country suggest any health concerns, I add my wishes for a full and rapid restoration.
I hope you are indeed alright Will as you operate my favorite blog online.
Here's to hoping you are better soon. Although, I would be happy to go in your absence as stand in. I promise to report back every day so long as I am sober.
this Pitti will be very interesting because it is the first one after the "tsunami" of 2009. A lot of old Companies will not be there and a lot of new ones are coming... I'm very corious to see what's happening.
big news are announced also about the look of the first level of the show...
Great post, I'm totally agree.
Fulvio (my tailor) will be there and he's invited me 4 Wednesday ...next week I'll be on Umbria so maybe I'll be there..(Tuesday is the opening day)
I'm sorry you couldn't come. If you want to check how it was (just a small part of it) I invite you to join our TuscanyTrends fan page:
http://ow.ly/Wmh5
Ciao ciao,
Barbara
on business side this Pitti was excellent. It seems we are finally at the end of the tunnel.
too early to say we are completely out of this crisis, but we had all the signs of a change.
the show was really busy and very interesting.
on the other side unfortunately more attention about the "look" of the collection and less attention about the REAL quality of the production..
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