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Luciano Barbera at Pitti Uomo 83, Part I

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Congratulations!

Why am I not surprised to learn that you speak fluent Italian? Stitchy didn't ask, so I will. No shoe circle?

No. I suppose not.
 

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He's definitely all those things, but also has a level of gravitas that nobody else at Pitti really approaches. He is having a great time, but considers this serious business.

I remember the last thing he told me as we said goodbye was [paraphrasing], "please, educate people about this, even if they don't buy my stuff, because it's important."


he is awesome. i am now even prouder to own some of his wares. i want moar.

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Yes, I did the interview in Italian and then translated. LB speaks perfectly good English, but I wanted him to be able to speak as comfortably as possible, and also I prefer speaking Italian anyway. Thanks so much for the link to LB's blog, which I didn't know about. And hear, hear, to your closing thoughts.


you speaka da italiahno?

also - pants look mid gray on my monitor.
 

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lastly, props to unbel on taking a pic standing next to LB, and still looking good. i imagine he would make many look less than stellar, comparatively, lol.
 

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Grazie, Signor Estitchy! It's a photo that I hope to look back on fondly for many years to come.


mon pleasuray! i would be lying if i said i wasnt a tad envious,
 

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Great interview with a remarkable man of style. Well done. I look forward to Part 2.

As far as,"if you find a more beautiful scarf, let me know"....here it is. Well maybe not MORE beautiful , but as nice. In fact owning both would make perfect sense to me :)

(And, of course, this is a Luciano Barbera scarf)


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Speaking of his scarves, did you ever see his vintage map scarf from last year? I saw a photo but could never find it for sale. :(
 

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Great interview with a remarkable man of style. Well done. I look forward to Part 2.
As far as,"if you find a more beautiful scarf, let me know"....here it is. Well maybe not MORE beautiful , but as nice. In fact owning both would make perfect sense to me :)
(And, of course, this is a Luciano Barbera scarf)
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Speaking of his scarves, did you ever see his vintage map scarf from last year? I saw a photo but could never find it for sale. :(


that is a beautiful scarf. i would need to have them both in hand to decide which is more beautiful.
 

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thanks for the update. omw.
 

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