Italo Zucchelli

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Italo Zucchelli
Born (1965-06-04) 4 June 1965 (age 59)
La Spezia
Nationality Italian
Occupation Fashion designer

Italo Zucchelli (born June 4, 1965 in La Spezia, Italy) [1] is an Italian fashion designer, the Men's creative director of Calvin Klein Collection from 2004 to 2016. [2] Designated by Calvin Klein to take over the men's wear in 2004, Italo Zucchelli is credited for amplifying the brand's minimalism and "Americanism".

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Biography

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

After working in menswear for Jil Sander and Romeo Gigli, he received a call from Calvin Klein inviting him to work on the brand's women's collection. He worked with the team for 3 years. [4] When Calvin Klein left the company in 2004, Zucchelli was promoted to Men's Creative Director of Calvin Klein. [2]

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

Design style

Italo Zucchelli's first exposure to the CK brand was in 1982 with the ad of the brand displaying a young man wearing just underwear, a first at the time. [3] Inspired by the "clean American" look of the brand's models and wears, Zucchelli continues the Calvin Klein tradition of formalwear with a slight athletic touch to it. [8] He gives an equal attention to the design of its clothes and to the choice of models that wear them, as he says they embody the spirit of the brand. [9] According to him, the "Calvin Klein guy" is strong, masculine, healthy, built, good-looking: "very American". [4]

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

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

Awards

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