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Ceresio 7to di traferirci a New York, ma poi abbiamo scartato quest’idea:troppo vicina a casa! In caso di fallimento sarebbe stato troppofacile tornare indietro. Allora abbiamo puntato sull’Italia, la culladella bellezza, dell’arte e della moda mondiale. Desideravamoche i nostri capi fossero ‘Made in Italy’, sartoriali e curatissiminei dettagli. In Italia abbiamo trovato le aziende giuste per crearele nostre collezioni e abbiamo potuto riscoprire le nostre radici.Nostro padre, infatti, era italiano e il nostro cognome in origineera Catenacci.Fantastico! Ci raccontate della vostra famiglia?Siamo gli ultimi di 9 fratelli, 4 maschi e 5 femmine. Siamo staticresciuti da nostro padre che è stato presente e severo al puntogiusto. Ora che purtroppo lui non c’è più, ci rendiamo conto didiventare ogni giorno che passa sempre più simili a lui e ne siamoorgogliosi. Da giovani ci era difficile comprendere i sacrifici chequest’uomo faceva per noi, non capivamo a quali responsabilitàveniva sottoposto un uomo di 35 anni che mandava avanti da solouna grande famiglia come la nostra. Lui non ha mai mollato, èstato un buon esempio, adesso ci è ben chiaro.Quanto vi ha cambiato il successo?Non siamo cambiati poi così tanto, ci divertivamo da giovani conpochi soldi e oggi sappiamo farlo ancora con poco (anche se perfortuna possiamo permetterci qualcosa di meglio rispetto al passato).È chiaro che ora è tutto più semplice e immediato, ma abbiamoun grande rispetto per il denaro e non ci piace sprecarlo.Parlando di moda, vi sentite più ispirati a disegnare la collezionemaschile o quella femminile?Sono due cose che nascono contemporaneamente, ma con dueprincipi diversi, anche se spesso i temi delle collezioni s’influenzanoa vicenda. Con l’uomo non puoi fare cose troppo “estreme”,devi puntare su cose ‘interessanti’, curare i dettagli e comunicarequalcosa di preciso, noi abbiamo scelto spesso di utilizzare l’ironiaper sdrammatizzare. Con la donna invece si hanno più possibilità,ci possiamo sbizzarrire di più. In generale, ci piace mixarepezzi eleganti con altri che appartengono tradizionalmente a unguardaroba più casual.Da dove traete l’ispirazione e la ricerca?Amiamo girare il mondo e guardarci intorno, notiamo anche iminimi cambiamenti che vanno dalla musica a quelli sociali e,grazie a questi segnali, riusciamo a captare le tendenze successive,stando sempre attenti a non anticiparle troppo, per evitare ilrischio di non essere capiti. La nostra vita professionale si dividetra New York, Milano e Londra, queste città sono il serbatoio diRemember that we grew up in a familywith five sisters (who were likemothers to us); thanks to them, wecultivated a passion for fashion. Evenas kids, we were crazy about accessoriesand everything; more in generalfor everything that was beautiful, andwhatever we felt was chic. We havealways been very creative; when weattended school in New York, we wereshort of money so we made our ownclothes, often using recycled materials,so we could make a glamorousentrance at Studio 54 (well-knownNew York club in the 1980s/90s, ed.)You lived in Canada, you moved toNew York, made your clothes in Italyand live in London – what is yourtrue identity?Canada is our home and representsour roots, it’s an integral part ofeverything we are. There is a little bitof Canada in everything we make ordraw. But when we decided it was time to launch our brand,we felt the need to move away. We had originally thought ofmoving to New York, but then we abandoned that idea – tooclose to home! In case of failure, it would have been too easyto go back. Then we focused on Italy, the cradle of beauty, artand fashion. We wanted our garments to be “Made in Italy”,tailored and manicured in the smallest detail. In Italy we foundthe right companies to create our collections and we were ableto rediscover our roots. Our father was in fact Italian and oursurname was originally Catenacci.Fantastic! Tell us something about your family.We are the youngest of nine siblings, four boys and five girls.We were raised by our father who was present and strict whenrequired. Now that he is no longer with us, we realize we’rebecoming more and more like him with every passing day, andwe’re proud of it. As youngsters, it was hard to understand thesacrifices that he made for us, we didn’t appreciate the weightof responsibility for a 35-year-old man who ran a big family likeours. He never gave up and was always a good example, that’svery clear to us now.How much has success changed you?We haven’t changed that much; we had fun as young peoplewith little money and now we still know how to have fun withlittle (although fortunately we can afford something better thanin the past). Clearly, things are simpler and easier now, but wehave great respect for money and do not like to waste it.Speaking of fashion, are you more inspired by men’s clothesor women’s?These two aspects exist side by side but with two different principles,although often the themes of the collections influenceeach other. With men, you can’t make things too “extreme”, youhave to focus on “interesting” things, taking care over detailsand communicating something specific. We often use humourand irony to make things less dramatic. With women, on theother hand, there are more possibilities, we can fantasize andtake more risks. In general, we like to mix elegant pieces withother items that traditionally belong to a more casual wardrobe.How do you research your ideas and what gives you inspiration?We travel a lot and keep our eyes wide open; we notice even thesmallest changes ranging from music to social life and, thanksto these signals, we are able to capture the upcoming trends,always being careful not to run too far ahead, to avoid the risk36 ULISSE OTTOBRE 2014

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