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19 January 2016

Episode 223

30 minutes

We bring you a special report from Pitti Uomo, Florence’s annual menswear extravaganza. Monocle’s Jamie Waters and Chiara Rimella bring you interviews with the makers, designers, thinkers and buyers at the most exciting show in the menswear calendar.

19 January 2016

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Scott Schuman and Guido Biondi

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Jamie speaks to Scott Schuman, founder of fashion blog ‘The Sartorialist’, and Guido Biondi, creative director of Italian fashion brand Roy Roger’s, about their collaboration on a capsule wardrobe revealed at Pitti.

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Chapter 2

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Photo: Agnese Morganti

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Buyers and sellers

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At its core Pitti is a trade show. It’s the place buyers come to get the first glimpse of the new season’s collections and scout for emerging trends – and for exhibitors, the Florentine fair is a chance to tout their wares.

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Raffaello Napoleone

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Raffaello Napoleone is the CEO of Pitti Immagine, the company behind Pitti Uomo. He’s played a defining role in elevating the fair to the calendar staple it is today. Chiara Rimella picks his brains about this year’s instalment.

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Raffaello Napoleone

Chapter 4

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Photo: Gaia Cambiaggi

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Letters from home

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Listen in for a sneak peek into the latest issue of Monocle magazine. Writer Marie-Sophie Schwarzer takes us through a feature from February’s Design section about the heritage and preservation of signs in our cities.

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