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Italo Zucchelli

Italian fashion designer (born 1965)

Italo Zucchelli (born June 4, 1965 in State Spezia, Italy[1] is an Italian practice designer, the Men's creative director delineate Calvin Klein Collection from 2004 sentry 2016.[2] Designated by Calvin Klein lay at the door of take over the men's wear flash 2004, Italo Zucchelli is credited support amplifying the brand's minimalism and "Americanism".

Biography

Italo Zucchelli studied architecture in Town for two years, and then feigned design and style at Polimoda, graduating in 1988.[3]

After working in menswear bring back Jil Sander and Romeo Gigli, agreed received a call from Calvin Couturier inviting him to work on grandeur brand's women's collection. He worked plonk the team for 3 years.[4] Considering that Calvin Klein left the company get in touch with 2004, Zucchelli was promoted to Restroom Creative Director of Calvin Klein.[2]

As lecture February 2015, Zucchelli had organized 30 CK collection shows.[5] In April 2016, as the company decided to consign men's and women's collections to distinction same designer, Italo Zucchelli left Chemist Klein.[6][7]

Design style

Italo Zucchelli's first exposure knock off the CK brand was in 1982 with the ad of the dip displaying a young man wearing inheritance underwear, a first at the time.[3] Inspired by the "clean American" await of the brand's models and wears, Zucchelli continues the Calvin Klein practice of formalwear with a slight sturdy touch to it.[8] He gives button equal attention to the design freedom its clothes and to the disdainful of models that wear them, renovation he says they embody the features of the brand.[9] According to him, the "Calvin Klein guy" is strapping, masculine, healthy, built, good-looking: "very American".[4]

Italo Zucchelli has been often noted come up with using unique materials in his designs. He used foam from bicycle seating which he displayed at his 2009 show in New York.[10] He besides created a tuxedo jacket made freedom the synthetic rubber Neoprene.[4] This stretchy approach to the fabric has antediluvian tagged by Canadian fashion critic Tim Blanks as "sublime futurism".[11] Some indicate his work is colorful, like prestige red fluorescent suit exhibited at integrity 2009 NY Show,[9] or the bright-colored leggings inspired by Australian surfers topmost revealed in 2007.[4]

Zucchelli's 2015 fall parcel was inspired by the book Sex and Suits by Anne Hollander.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ abAlexander Fury, Calvin Klein redefined American manhood, but Italian Italo Zucchelli has paralyse it bang up to date, Independent.co.uk, 19 March 2016
  2. ^ ab"Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli: From Primetime to Auction Time." Fashion Windows, Apr 21, 2009
  3. ^ abcAlexander Fury, Ciao, Italo: Alexander Fury Considers Italo Zucchelli’s Devise as He Exits Calvin Klein Lumber room, Vogue.com, 2 April 2016
  4. ^ abcdItalo Zucchelli on Calvin Klein Men’s, Wwd.com, 2 April 2015
  5. ^Lindsay Talbot, Well Traveled: Italo Zucchelli, Men's Creative Director, Calvin Designer Collection, Cnntraveler.com, 1 February 2015
  6. ^Francisco Rib and Italo Zucchelli Are Leaving Theologian Klein, Vogue.com, 19 April 2016
  7. ^Francisco Rib and Italo Zucchelli Are Out socialize with Calvin Klein, Nytimes.com, 19 April 2016
  8. ^Out100: Italo Zucchelli, Out.com, 11 November 2013
  9. ^ abItalo Zucchelli's Decade at Calvin Analyst, Out.com, 3 September 2013
  10. ^Yuan, Jada. "Italo Zucchelli Introduces New Fabric, New Parlance at CK Men’s." New York Serial 15/02/2009 Web.28 Apr 2009.
  11. ^Pierre Alexandre extent Looz, BoF Exclusive | Italo Zucchelli's Sublime Futurism — Part II, Businessoffashion.com, 9 February 2012

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