Pitti Uomo 110. How It Went.

That’s it — four days in Florence are over, and I already miss the place.

Let me tell you how it went this time — and why summer Pitti is always special for me.

If I had to choose — the summer edition is my favourite. There’s more colour, more warmth, and no need to pack half a wardrobe just to survive a Florentine January. In summer the clothes are lighter and the looks are more interesting.

Though this year I ran into the other side of summer — genuinely exhausting heat, around 35 degrees, with no real break from it. I’d personally choose the first days of June, the way it used to be — the temperature is usually a bit lower then and easier to handle.

Every time I come to Pitti I remind myself why it matters. During the festival, this is one of the largest gatherings of genuinely well-dressed gentlemen anywhere — all in one place, at the same time. It’s not just a trade fair. It’s a dense concentration of ideas, silhouettes, and details you keep noticing for months after you’ve left.

I don’t walk through the Fortezza just to look at brands. I walk to watch people. How they put things together, how they wear what they wear, which details they choose. This is where I draw inspiration every single time — and it’s never the same twice.

On the first day I wore a look I love.

A raspberry-coloured safari jacket — I designed it myself, and this was the first time I wore it in public. Underneath — milky-white trousers in a new fabric I’ve genuinely fallen for, one that holds its shape and stays light at the same time. And to finish it off, a brown linen shirt.

The look turned out exactly the way I’d pictured it. Colour, fabric, silhouette — all of it came together. This happens to me almost every time — my whole wardrobe is built on that feeling, putting something on and immediately knowing it’s right.

Day two was a partial one for me — I had to head to Milan for a shoot, so I had less time at Pitti than I would have liked.

But I still put together a look I enjoyed. A blue linen suit, two-and-a-half button, with patch pockets and darts on the back — details that make a suit feel alive rather than just functional. Underneath — an olive-green linen shirt. This look is calmer, but it has its own character.

It’s worth saying here — I don’t put together looks for Pitti to stand out or make an impression. I create them for myself, and I keep wearing the same pieces in everyday life afterwards. These aren’t outfits for one day and one photo. They’re part of my actual wardrobe, the one where I feel like myself — in Florence, in Milan, at home, anywhere.

I was glad to see all my friends — people I don’t see that often, but with whom it’s always easy to pick the conversation back up as if no time had passed. That’s probably the part of Pitti that stays with you longest — not the clothes, not the brands, but those conversations and those faces.

Already looking forward to the next one.

Every time, Pitti reminds me why I do what I do. Seeing that much considered style in one place is the best professional recharge there is. Trips like this are exactly where the ideas come from that I later bring into my work with clients at Elety.

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