{"id":3382,"date":"2013-08-21T12:55:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2013-12-08T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T04:04:34","slug":"interview-with-herbert-stricker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/interview-with-herbert-stricker\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Herbert Stricker"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘I’m 53 years old and the \u201cthe mind behind\u201d Classic Parfums<\/a>. I graduated at the Bocconi in Milan with an MBA. I am married and have two children. I think all three of them consider me slightly mad when it comes to clothing. They smile at my dedication to small details and some of my stylistic choices. Maybe they even pick up a few elements here and there but without documenting it further. [As for hobbies,] there are way too many. I like to cook and eat, travel, drink complex wines, smoke cigars and furthermore I’m interested in art, culture and music. As I already said, there are too many. My problem is that once I’m interested in something I aim to pursue it to the fullest degree, for example cooking. I’m not satisfied with cooking one tasty meal. No, I want to reach at least 1 Michelin Star level. Of course this takes a lot of effort and looking into the subject.<\/p>\n

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My parents died very early and consequently I have been taking care of myself from an early age on. Nevertheless, my father taught me a lot considering clothing. He never once wore a ready-to-wear garment, everything was custom-made. But by simple craftsmen and not by exclusive tailors, since ready-to-wear clothing wasn’t as advanced back then. My father never got to witness the change to ready-made garments.<\/p>\n

Due to him I have gained a lot of respect for clothing. To this present day I often think of his advice to hike up the trouser legs before sitting down in order to prevent them from bulging at the knees. This and many other pieces of advice he has passed on to me. Consequently my own dress style has been quite influenced by it. Since my youth I have always worn classic men’s clothing. It just came naturally to me. I had no access to fashion since my size wasn’t available and therefore I turned towards bespoke clothing out of necessity.<\/p>\n

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With father a few decades ago<\/p>\n

[As for my knowledge on clothing,] at the beginning, predominantly through my father. Later on through my own experience. Additionally, I grew up and studied in Italy and was constantly surrounded by style which left quite an impression on me. Because I advanced into bespoke clothing very early on, different tailors and craftsmen have taught me a lot. Books just gained importance later on more or less as a completion. Most of my knowledge I have gained through observation. The art of observing attentively and thoroughly is the key to many things.<\/p>\n

I think someone once said that the special thing about me is that I do not have a distinct clothing style or cut. Of course I always choose more or less classical clothing but considering each clothing item on its own the styles vary quite a bit. Ranging from a flamboyant sports jacket from Sciam\u00e1t to a conservative cut done by my tailor in Florence. Every now and then I regret not having a particular style. I admire people who are able to obtain a steady style but I cannot resist the various style options.<\/p>\n\n\t\t