Clothier Luciano Barbera launched its Virtual Magazine earlier this month, featuring a rather nice piece by yours truly as well as a selection of good advice from the master himself. Luciano is in my opinion one of the best dressed men in the world, and his response to the question "How do I stay young forever?" is an Italianism (is that a word?) worth keeping in mind.
Alas, you can't and you won't. But wait, I have a solution. Knit ties. No, hear me out before you go to have "a little work done."
Knit ties are imperfect by nature.
The knot slips a bit. They fly in the wind. They pull over time.
They have a variable shape.
They are casual, playful, a kid dressed in his dad's clothes. Do you have a bulldog?
They are like a bulldog face. Imperfect, yet, beautiful.
Forever young? No. But they ooze sprezzatura, spirit, elegance. And, oh, if you don't have a dog, you might get one. I worry you are not getting out enough.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
How to Stay Young Forever
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8 comments:
As I always tell my wife (normally, after I've built something), "perfection lies in the imperfection."
Nice post. And I totally agree.
Wore my Paul Stuart blue knit yesterday to the office.
Paul who? :-)
What is Luciano Barbera doing now? I heard that he has closed his RTW business.
Agree entirely. Barbera is a style icon to me possibly because an Italian clothier in NYC claims I bear a resemblance to him. Seriously he always looks next to perfect which is perfect. I'm also a great fan of knitted ties and recently talked a relative into buying one. IMHO John is wise to choose Paul Stuart for his knits because they offer the widest selection of colors and patterns and they have the best hand (lovely scrunch) and bulk I've come across. And they are relatively reasonable in price.
Barbera's clothing business is alive and well.
Seitelman, we are definitely still around and still kicking. We have some wonderful new products and some you can soon see here at ASW.
Will - thank you for your constant support, we love your blog and love the article you wrote for our new VM. Keep up the amazing work.
LB
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