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Italo Zucchelli Biography

Italo Zucchelli (born June 4 1965 in La Spezia, Italy is an Italian fashion designer, the Men's creative director of Calvin Klein Collection from 2004 to 2016. 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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There are many things Calvin Klein would have never done - he would have never put men in leggings in a show; he would have never done a fluorescent suit - but these are things that are right for the moment. For example, a fluorescent suit is graphic, and Calvin Klein is about being graphic. And Calvin Klein is always modern at its core, so I inject my own research and my own innovation, and I make it my own. But I never deny that core, because that would be stupid.

Core, Innovation, Men, Moment, Stupid

I always like to make sense of things that, in theory, would not make any sense together. It's true that the core of Calvin Klein has been. . . I don't want to say conservative, but real clothes that are worn by everybody.

Calvin, Conservative, Klein, Real, Together, True

I think what I'm doing is quintessentially American because I'm not American - even though I am on the verge of getting my American passport next week - I have a fantasy of what is American. Big spaces, Marlon Brando, James Dean, easy living.

Easy, Fantasy, Passport, Think, Thinking, Week

Of course, we always get references from the past, but that doesn't mean that the clothes have to look like the past. We need to look forward, which is why I'm fascinated by new materials, technologies, techniques, and unusual ways to use colors or textures. It's very applicable to Calvin Klein because Calvin Klein has always been about modern-ness.

Applicable, Clothes, Mean, Past, Techniques, Technology

I have to admit, I am aware of my Latin roots now. In the past, people couldn't place me. They thought that I was Danish or English or French. They never got that I am Italian. I'm not typical, maybe because my visual education was very mixed. There was a lot of London in my aesthetic: The Face, i-D, British music, and a lot of British fashion. . . But I really enjoy this contrast. I can go from Lady Gaga to Brian Eno in a split second.

Contrast, Enjoy, Eno, Fashion, Italian, Latin

The rules of the game in general are going to change for everything, not just menswear. People want to have fun with clothes. We sold out of the mirror suits in New York, and the black suits were still there. It tells me that men are looking for something that makes them feel good, makes them have fun, and makes them stand out. And it's all different sorts of men.

Black, Fun, Men, Menswear, People, Tells

Even if things look very precise and very organized, chaos is always there. But I like the moment of chaos to be at the beginning. I cannot deal with the chaos at the end.

Chaos, Deal, Look, Moment, Moments

I really believe in clothes that are new, that are innovative - but that everybody wants to wear.

Believe, Clothes, Everybody, Want

In the office, I actually act quite demented the whole day. Like Monty Python. That's my favorite kind of humor. My assistants sometimes ask me to leave.

Ask, Favorite, Kind, Leave, Office, Sometimes

In the past, people couldn't place me. They thought that I was Danish or English or French. They never got that I am Italian. I'm not typical, maybe because my visual education was very mixed. There was a lot of London in my aesthetic: The Face, i-D, British music, and a lot of British fashion. . . But I really enjoy this contrast.

Danish, English, Enjoy, Fashion, Italian, Past

Living in America has made me more practical. And, at the same time, exactly the opposite, because I'm very open to different ways of being and seeing that are completely not practical.

America, Completely, Different, Exactly, Living, Same

I have a very small team by choice, because I don't believe in teams of 55,000 people.

55000, Believe, People, Small, Team, Teams

The most inspiring thing for me about Calvin Klein was how subversive the advertising's message was. That's what drove me in my creative process and also in my creating now. The new advertising campaign is Calvin Klein the way I see it today. It's also bringing back the kind of subversive element that I always saw in Calvin Klein's campaigns.

Bringing, Calvin, Creative, Kind, Saw, Today

I love Drake -- he is very talented and I like his effortless attitude in terms of his style and music.

Attitude, Music, Style, Term, Terms

I saw what it means to work every weekend and every night, and I realized it doesn't work for me. It's not necessary. If you know what you want, you can achieve it without going crazy.

Crazy, Mean, Necessary, Night, Weekend

You don't do things for shock value anymore, because that's not even the language of today. At least, that's not what interests me. If I do it, it's because I want to see things in another way, not necessarily because I want to shock anybody.

Anymore, Interest, Language, Shock, Today, Value

I'm not inspired by space in that kind of futuristic sense, but I've never liked retro. Of course, we always get references from the past, but that doesn't mean that the clothes have to look like the past. We need to look forward, which is why I'm fascinated by new materials, technologies, techniques, and unusual ways to use colors or textures.

Clothes, Futuristic, Mean, Past, Technologies, Technology

When I come up with an idea for the collection, it's usually very precise, and I would say that every time, you're going to see that idea on the catwalk. It will go through ups and downs, but it's not going to be changed in the last month, that's for sure.

Changed, Collection, Come, Say, Ups & Downs