Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XIX

2 0 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I A label born from the principles of democratic tailoring – that is Pal Zileri, or at the very least how Pal Zileri sees itself. The brand was founded in 1970 in the Vicenza province of Italy – an area still rich with the taste of the Renaissance – straight from the ingenious minds of Gianfranco Barizza and Aronne Miola, branching from their original Italian sartorial enterprise Forall Confezioni SpA. That name, ‘for all’, was to influence the brand’s aims and message for the next four decades. It is a brand that is not ashamed of its Italian roots, with every garment that bears its name produced there, either locally in Quinto Vicentino region or by its extensive network of expert Italian craftsmen. The brand is a synthesis of fierce loyalty to cultural roots combined with an experimental avant-garde vision – a concept with a contemporary approach to a timeless tradition. So of course Pal Zileri’s men’s autumn/winter 2015/16 collection is one that implements this personality and attitude. It is an innovative take on sartorial standards, with contemporary sensibilities, proportions and techniques executed by the hands of Italian craftsmen. It is internationally cultured in outlook, but unmistakably Italian in tradition. There is a nonchalance here, an elegance, synthesised with modularity and function. The brain behind the collection, Mauro Ravizza Krieger, Pal Zileri’s creative director, said his creation was “An extremely diversified wardrobe where the silhouette of the new jacket and the new Vicenza suits form the backbone of the collection. Where classicism is the foundation of the new language of Pal Zileri.” He finished by describing it as an “urban mix with great personality”. A rich colour palette is what the customer will find here, but it is also a discreet, quiet autumnal foraying into the unexpected. A true green enlivens blue and brick red, and subtle hues pair with greys and browns whilst yellow ochre illuminates various shades of black.