Een beetje forum addict koopt sinds Scott Schumann er in schrijft natuurlijk iedere maand getrouw de Amerikaanse GQ, maar voor degene die dat niet doen, het volgende leuke stukje over Fabio Borrelli.
I’ve been a student of menswear for years, so when I met Fabio Borrelli, son of Luigi Borrelli and CEO of the Borrelli brand, I wasn’t surprised to see the hallmarks of the traditional Italian sartorialist (see right). But during a casual lunch in Manhattan, as we discussed the fortieth anniversary of the Neapolitan label, famous for handmade shirts, Fabio did something I’ve never seen another guy do. As we got into our conversation, he removed his tie, folded it, and put it in his pocket. Then, without a second’s hesitation, he removed the collar stays from his shirt collar and slid them into his other pocket. He did this with such nonchalance, such a lack of pretension, that my eyes saw it but it didn’t really register. Later that day, I e-mailed him and asked if this was something he has always done. In his response, he explained, “Once you remove your tie, you step into a different mood; the body message is: ‘Guys, let’s relax and have a chat. Let’s have a boys’ lunch, talking about cars, fashion, girls, meaning of life, etc., etc.’ When you decide to be ‘less
formal,’ everything you wear should follow you in this new state of mind. For this reason, I remove the collar stays to relax the ‘tension’ of the shirt.” I know his explanation sounds a little over-the-top and that only someone like me would even notice that he did it, but this, my friends, is a perfect gesture of sartorial selfexpression.
Bron: GQ October '06 - The Sartorialist page
