Fernandez, bound in a handsome design by Matthew Egan.
After we have come to understand the private life of this man,
we���re out the door and we follow
him to work. We continue our
photographic voyage by settling
into his office, sprinkled with the
kind of signature possessions
that now seem a bit familiar to us.
We then view page after page of
his inspirational notebooks.
Let���s examine them. Let���s learn
from them. ���It���s all borrowed.���
We browse his preparatory
sketches and fabric swatches,
then enter into the workrooms,
the seemingly unglamorous
world of the creation of high fashion. We are about to witness the
birth of Mr. Rucci���s Spring and
Fall 2011 collections. We are
instantly reminded of those 331
steps when we see the painstaking details used in the garments
molded by the hands of his cherished and devoted staff, the core
of The House of Chado. We beHYLAND
