the end of the runway. We walk
with him and we will come to feel
that we know him intimately. He
is an aesthete who has labored
intensely, slowly, perfecting his
craft. That is why he has put
the word chado above his own
name on his label. It is the Japanese word that is used to refer
to those 331 steps needed to attain perfection.
In Paris, it is said that the true
haute couture is dying. Seasons
pass, as do many of haute couture���s clients. But this American,
who was invited to show his creations in that capital of la mode,
has chosen to live and work in
New York. Mr. Rucci���s book
opens with a photographic tour
of his apartment, modest in size
but filled with objects of precious
quality; a personal repository of
soul-full possessions, things and
images of people that nourish
and inspire him.
���Home is my sanctuary.��� And so
it is. Nothing is left hidden. We
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