Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Style influences - Franco Minucci

I stumbled across a picture of Franco Minucci of Tie Your Tie in Florence on a Tumblr site. This is the sort of image that inspires in a search for style. Here is a grey-haired gentleman sporting a beautifully-fitting suit and displaying the elements of style that we expect from Italian men. Look at the length of the tie and the buttoning of the jacket - carefully crafted sprezzatura (see here for a definition and more) if ever I saw it.

That suit looks as though it would be as comfortable as a pair of pyjamas (in fact it looks so rumpled he may sleep in it); wearable in both formal and smart casual situations and with almost any style or colour of shoe, shirt and tie. I like the slightly wider lapels, the working cuffs and the turned-up trousers. I'd cut my hair shorter, but then I'm not Italian. Here's a guy with a strong sense of style; take from it whatever appeals to you.


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5 comments:

Mathew said...

I thought at first that the shoulders of the coat might be just a tad too big, but perhaps that's in keeping with the looser style of the suit. I like the fabric texture and colour though, but I'm not quite ready to wear my trousers that high just yet. ;)

Grey Fox said...

Yes, I see what you mean. There's something slightly old fashioned about the cut, but I like it. GF

Baslowfisher said...

jacket looks a tad tight going by the crease across the chest and I am not sure about the way the tie is "done" the front should be longer than the back part, it looks like his mum tied it!

Grey Fox said...

He's Italian, his mum probably HAS tied it for him (only joking my Italian friends). I like the rumpled look. GF.

Baslowfisher said...

I agree the crumpled look does look good. The Italians just have that certain style, I don't know how they do it!