Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Fitting Room
Style Profile...Giuseppe de Corato - CEO, Luigi Borrelli
Giuseppe de Corato is all of 32 years old and already President and CEO of Luigi Borrelli U.S.I began by asking him how he began ,at such a young age, at such an old school company?
He replied by saying that both his father and grandfather had always worn Kiton and Battistoni and that as he grew up.....ok, stop right there, I already hate him. Thats like a woman telling another woman that she use to play dress-up in her mom's old Chanel hand-me-downs, it's just not fair.Borrelli is currently in a serious expansion mode having just opened a new boutique in San Francisco and is currently finalizing plans for several new locations in other major cities across America. The Sartorialist, stifling his growing envy, asked Giuseppe about sartorial advise given and received, and about his own personal style. Best sartorial advice from your Dad?
Don't follow trends. Classic dressing is timeless and always in fashion.
Best sartorial advice to pass down to your son?
Listen to your grandfather.Hardest thing for American customers to understand about the “Italian fit”.
Americans believe that more fabric is more comfortable. The Italian fit emphasizes a fit that is closer to the body. It gives the wearer a leaner, more fit look.The first thing I look at in another Sartorialist’s outfit
I always notice fit first, but a sense of style always makes the impression.I always break this fashion rule.
I never polish my shoes.I never break this fashion rule.
I always wear a jacket in the evening.Favorite store?
Peck (food) MilanoWorst fashion mistake?
Underdressing.Favorite “fashiony” movie?
Thomas Crown AffairDescribe personal style:
Neapolitan eleganceYou feel best wearing?
Something hand-made.Most overrated item in menswear?
Designer labels.Most underrated item in menswear?
Quality.Most stylish city?
MilanoNever caught wearing?
SweatsFavorite fashion magazine?
L'uomo Vogue
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Outperform/Underperform: Relationships Are Like Stocks.
I recently stumbled across a rather interesting article by economist Betsey Stevenson, an article that translates a romantic involvement into a economic terms. She skims the surface of how she views people in a monogamous relationship or bound for marriage: as people searching for a good stock to invest in with wonderful rates of returns. But to dig a little deeper...
Every person has certain key qualities they look for in a partner. Much like searching for a stock, they scour their local supermarket, bars, their place of employment, even the local Starbucks, hoping to find that one person that has as many of those qualities as possible. This is the research part of the relationship: what do you have that looks good to me? Just as in searching for stocks, we must research a person, know their foundations, their values, their beliefs, their outlook on life. Once someone is invested in a stock, or in a person, it is equally important to find out very quickly if those qualities translate into actual, palpable returns. A person, just like a stock, may be beautiful and full of potential, but if the returns aren't coming in, then the person, again just like the stock, is disappointing and no investment should be made.
If those rates of returns, however, soar, then the relationship can proceed, both parties having found a complimentary companion and willing to work to ensure that one or the other does not turn away. In business its called customer appreciation, satisfaction, loyalty, etc. In relationships it can translate into actions that demonstrate someone's love for another person: sharing, helping, surprises, flowers, chocolate, great sex, shoes... oops I've run astray. Words just aren't enough - in both circumstances. And as the relationship proceeds, one invests more and more, because those returns are getting bigger and better. If one invests only money in a stock, in a relationship one invests time, substance, attention, emotional availability, sexual activity AND money. Those returns better be sky rocketing.
There are times, just as in the markets, that are foreboding of bigger outside evils for a relationship. Just as we are living in a recession outside of a single stock's control, a relationship can find itself in a bigger quagmire that affects those returns, without it being able to aptly control them. But overall, if the person is sound and solid with a good reputation and potential for growth, then the other person will most likely be willing to overlook the now and focus on the past and the future.
But then, what if the returns drop? As an investor, I'm putting more and more money into a stock that has suddenly or slowly begun dropping, and the outlook is not good. In a relationship, the same applies: if someone is not forthcoming on a financial, practical, emotional or physical sense, then those returns aren't looking too hot. The qualities that first made that person shine are no longer as luminescent. It might be time to re-evaluate the stock and begin research anew.
Betsey speaks of her interest in listening to wedding vows. I concur. It is interesting to hear personal vows from one person to another, towards a union that will, incredibly, supposed to last for a lifetime. In a world with nearly 6 and a half billion people, the odds of finding that perfect person are infinitesimal. And so it is interesting to hear the reasons people have chosen each other; what do you give me and I give you that makes us the best for each other out of all other options? What are the qualities we like most about each other? And how have we shaped each other into being the best we can be?
Markets, both in love and in money, are tricky. No one wants to feel that they are investing in a bad stock, putting more into a relationship than the other person is. Everyone wants to feel respected, and given their dues for their work. Romantic involvements are most interesting under this lens - as we all struggle to find that one stock, or person, that is better than the rest.
Every person has certain key qualities they look for in a partner. Much like searching for a stock, they scour their local supermarket, bars, their place of employment, even the local Starbucks, hoping to find that one person that has as many of those qualities as possible. This is the research part of the relationship: what do you have that looks good to me? Just as in searching for stocks, we must research a person, know their foundations, their values, their beliefs, their outlook on life. Once someone is invested in a stock, or in a person, it is equally important to find out very quickly if those qualities translate into actual, palpable returns. A person, just like a stock, may be beautiful and full of potential, but if the returns aren't coming in, then the person, again just like the stock, is disappointing and no investment should be made.
If those rates of returns, however, soar, then the relationship can proceed, both parties having found a complimentary companion and willing to work to ensure that one or the other does not turn away. In business its called customer appreciation, satisfaction, loyalty, etc. In relationships it can translate into actions that demonstrate someone's love for another person: sharing, helping, surprises, flowers, chocolate, great sex, shoes... oops I've run astray. Words just aren't enough - in both circumstances. And as the relationship proceeds, one invests more and more, because those returns are getting bigger and better. If one invests only money in a stock, in a relationship one invests time, substance, attention, emotional availability, sexual activity AND money. Those returns better be sky rocketing.
There are times, just as in the markets, that are foreboding of bigger outside evils for a relationship. Just as we are living in a recession outside of a single stock's control, a relationship can find itself in a bigger quagmire that affects those returns, without it being able to aptly control them. But overall, if the person is sound and solid with a good reputation and potential for growth, then the other person will most likely be willing to overlook the now and focus on the past and the future.
But then, what if the returns drop? As an investor, I'm putting more and more money into a stock that has suddenly or slowly begun dropping, and the outlook is not good. In a relationship, the same applies: if someone is not forthcoming on a financial, practical, emotional or physical sense, then those returns aren't looking too hot. The qualities that first made that person shine are no longer as luminescent. It might be time to re-evaluate the stock and begin research anew.
Betsey speaks of her interest in listening to wedding vows. I concur. It is interesting to hear personal vows from one person to another, towards a union that will, incredibly, supposed to last for a lifetime. In a world with nearly 6 and a half billion people, the odds of finding that perfect person are infinitesimal. And so it is interesting to hear the reasons people have chosen each other; what do you give me and I give you that makes us the best for each other out of all other options? What are the qualities we like most about each other? And how have we shaped each other into being the best we can be?
Markets, both in love and in money, are tricky. No one wants to feel that they are investing in a bad stock, putting more into a relationship than the other person is. Everyone wants to feel respected, and given their dues for their work. Romantic involvements are most interesting under this lens - as we all struggle to find that one stock, or person, that is better than the rest.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Little Red Riding Hood Grows Up...
...and finds the big bad wolf strangely attractive in a tall, dark and menacing sort of way...
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