BeSPOKE 07

THE TWO AMERICAN
PARTNERS PAy CLOSE
ATTENTION TO EVERy DETAIL.
THE MODEL SHOWN
WAS REALIzED IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH RAlph lAuREn.
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perience in the fashion world, from Brazil to New
york. Gary Mathis has instead always been up to
his ears in bicycles, from repairs to teaching. In
fact, it was during one of his classes that he met
his current coworker. Helio is the dreamer, Mathis
makes them real. The two have set off on this adventure,
made of a host of details, both vintage
and modern, driven by the desire to pedal off on
one’s own bicycle.
www.ascaribicycles.com
HELIO ASCARI FIRST BECAME
FASCINATED By BICyCLES
AT THE AGE OF 8,
RE-ASSEMBLING AN OLD
BIKE HE HAD FOUND
IN HIS BASEMENT.
ON THIS PAGE,
THE “ASCARi CoppER
ExECutivE”.
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