Interview with Rocco Giovannangelo
0May 16, 2013 by Ville Raivio
’73 – Master Tailor. No education past H.S. I have 7 years in school. I am Married with 2 children…they are very proud of me and my work. I learned everything about tailoring from my uncle in Italy. I spent all my younger years traveling through Rome and France learning the business. Through my travels with my uncle I opened my own Custom tailor shop in Sperlonga (Latina), Italy. I worked with movie stars, doctors, etc. All of my life I have been in this business, only through my experience and my travels do I have these skills. I owned my own tailor shop in Italy, then came to America to work for Malcolm Kenneth for 7 years, then Ralph Lauren for 18½ years and now I’ve worked for Oxxford for the last 20 years.
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Ralph Lauren, Black Label suit, size 52EU
[My style is] normal. I make Oxxford, I wear Oxxford. I prefer suits and sport coats -to look sharp. It is a privilege to wear Oxxford. We are different than other companies: the quality of the hand workmanship cannot be compared. It is a very lightweight construction that cannot be matched. My priority is this job. I can make anything you want. I am always learning, this work never stops. There are always new styles and techniques to learn. That is my inspiration. For hobbies I have my family, my kids, my two granddaughters, Alessia and Bianca.’
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