How Roman Couture Returned to the Catwalk
Once a grand tradition of Italian fashion, Roman couture has fallen by the wayside; but these ateliers and designers are determined to put Rome back on the catwalk.
Fashion is in Luca Litrico’s blood. He recalls vividly how he used to run through the cobbled streets of Rome after school along a route he knew like the back of his hand, to his uncle Angelo’s shop, where he spent most of his time. He describes how he would find a little corner – one of the few places on the workbench that wasn’t covered in fabric scraps and buttons – and put down his school bag, ready to start his homework. But he’d always be distracted by the events around him; the swish of fabrics and the hum of sewing machines, as his uncle dressed some of the most important men in the world.
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