THE STYLE OF GIANNI AGNELLI

Different men, powerful and very rich in him, have always recognized the supremacy of the lawyer, "The King of Italy", as his friend Jack Kennedy, President of the United States called him. Henry Ford, Stavros Niarchos, Ari Onassis said that the lawyer had taught him to live, to dress, to furnish a house, a boat, an airplane, and even to woo a woman.

He was an original, a rule-breaker, a true master of all things sartorial. He was also an innovator.

Here are the trends that Agnelli kickstarted in his time and that we can still see on the streets today.

The first distinctive feature could be the down jacket over the blazer, of which he was a big fan, or even his wide-collar popover, which in recent times has become something sacred for man.

Short socks were banned from his outfits as well as eyeglasses, which should never be worn in public.

He was a great fan of denim and in fact one of his hallmark was the total denim look, with shirts and pants from brands such as Levi's and Marlboro.

Agnelli started the fashion of casual shoes, for example moccasins, under the elegant dress that until then had been a taboo.

He cleared the tradition of the tie knotted in a precise way wearing it perpetually inclined.

Finally we want to reveal a distinction between the colors for the day and those for the evening, in fact he decided to wear the color gray for the daytime and blue for the night.

Vogue called him one of the most elegant men in the world, his style was admired and copied by many, even if with poor results.