The Style Critic

 ❝in this series you’ll get the inside track on the style-savvy ❞ 

The Style Critic loves a new fashion find, so when I met Rosario Morabito on my travels it followed that I had to blog about my discovery. Not only has he got a great name, a name that I want to see stitched into a boutique label or scrawled on the bottom of an exhibited painting, but he’s my first interview for www.thestylecritic.com. I mean, how famous can you get?  

Tell me your name and what you’re doing right now.  Rosario Morabito. I’m Editorial Assistant at Conde Nast’s The Official Ferrari Magazine and I am a contributor for Italian titles Made05 and The End  What is inspiring you about London at the moment? I guess London has lost that rebellion thing that made of it the place to be in order to be creative and push the boundaries. But I love the fact that literally everything on the cultural scene is available. Who do you think has the edge on style, English or Italians, and why? Londoners and Italians have two different perception of what is stylish, and different ways of showing it. The Italians, for instance, are more glamourous, conservative (boring if you want). Their notion of style is more related to a seasonal trend to be followed. I found Londoners more quirky and adventurous when it comes on putting an outfit together. The Italian fashion house is Armani, the English one is Vivienne Westwood. Which designers do you love? I love Neil Barrett for men, it has premium materials and a great fit, and Erdem for women: gorgeous digital prints and a great shape! On a more casual and cheap level, Acne Jeans for him and Luella or Vanessa Bruno for her. A film everyone should see? Bob Fosse’s Cabaret: pure perfection and LIza Minneli at her best. But also The Torch Song Trilogy, to have a laugh, and a tear. Grazie tanto Rosario. x  

Illustration by Rosario Morabito

Illustration by Rosario Morabito