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The Best Dressed at Pitti Uomo 104

June 27, 2023 by Torsten

The Best Dressed at Pitti Uomo 103

January 27, 2023 by Torsten

Pitti Uomo i Florence is a show. Most people dress up, often exaggerating. A main problem is that so much clothes look brand new. You cannot have style in brand new clothes. Impossible. You become a puppet, a clown.

Ready to wear, especially, needs a lot of breaking-in. Bespoke becomes your own swiftly. You don’t have to throw it around like Fred Astaire did, when Anderson & Sheppard had shipped him a new suit. Yet, the point is clear: You & your clothes must be one for style to appear.

The man in photo was the best dressed I saw at Pitti Uomo 103. Everything about his look is fluent. The colours, the textures, the fit, the tab collar, the tie knot, the watch. He also has strong sense of tradition.

Surely, he is dresses up but effortlessly. There is no friction.

Pitti Uomo – Summer 2022

August 21, 2022 by Torsten

Some of my menswear photos from Pitti Uomo 2022 in Firenze. More on my Instagram Account.

Pitti Uomo summer 2022 — *Lorenzo Cifonelli.*

Pitti Uomo 96 Street Photos

August 13, 2019 by The Boss

Pitti Uomo 96: Communication consultant Antonio Ubaldo Caltagirone in an olive cotton suit.

The weird logic in the clothing trade

What makes a well-dressed man? Pitti Uomo in Florence is supposed to give you that answer. Afterall, you meet a huge amount of people selling clothing and style founded in the world of the suit, and how can you do that, if you don’t know how to be well-dressed? A lawyer knows about the rule of law, a math teacher about algebra, and a man in the clothing trade is an expert on dressing well.

Pitti Uomo 96: Shop owner Dante De Paz from the the charming menswear shop De Paz in Bologna.

Interestingly, the clothing trade doesn’t necessarily work in that way. The problem is that knowing about style is a very little part of succeding in the trade. Being a businessman is what counts. You have to know about marketing, collaborations, the art of customer service, and the craft of striking a good deal with your providers. In regard to clothing and style you can get a far by imitating and blending what you see on the market already. Taste and stylistic vision are secondary skills. It’s sad, if you believe that clothing should not only fun but also a vibrant part of culture that can develop our aesthetic sensibilities. Yet, that is how it is.

Pitti Uomo 96: Wool merchant Fabrizio Servente

Having said that you do meet those people at Pitti Uomo, who have a super feel for the art dressing. Usually, they are mature men. Experience has guided them to solutions that create a natural, worn-in style that seduces the eye.

Pitti Uomo 96: Apparel representative Alessandro Agazzi.

For instance, all gentlemen in these photos know a thing about style. Maybe not all of them are to your liking but in different ways they know what they are doing, when it comes to clothes. They have made independent decisions informed by experience and passion for fine clothing.

Pitti Uomo 96: Four gentlemen from the association Direttore Stilemaschile in bespoke.

Photography: Torsten Grunwald/Sartorial Notes

Pitti Uomo 94 – Doppelgängers

June 16, 2018 by Torsten

Pitti Uomo 94 had a strong presence from Japan. Two well-dressed men in a Tonik like blue suit and Solaro.

Trends at Pitti Uomo 94

I cannot claim that Pitti Uomo 94 presented something totally new to me. Cut, colours, patterns and accessories look as something that I’ve seen before.

There are of course tendencies like a small neckerchief, linen, cream colours and faded green.

You also see an ever increasing amount of sneakers.

In regard to the suit short trousers, bare ankles and suede loafers are still de rigeur. Perhaps trousers in some cases have become more roomy. There is a push for that on the catwalk, so maybe the street have started to pick it up a bit.

That said I enjoy to follow the show. The peacock outrange has eased off. People dress more like people now, although with a lot more attention to details.

I have a bunch of photos with me home. When I have processed them I will show them here. In the meantime you can find more photos at my Instagram account Sartorial Notes.