Born in the port city of Genoa, I grew up with “one foot in the water.” Functional, uniform-like maritime clothing has shaped the way I see garments from an early age. At the same time, my mother's family introduced me to the world of the Italian bourgeoisie, with its strong culture of passing down and preserving clothing, deeply influenced by the elegant and distinctive fashion of the 1970s through the 2000s.

"La pelle che scotta" is a menswear ready-to-wear collection inspired by the chic and sophisticated Italian fashion of the 1970s to the 2000s, brought into dialogue with the functional wardrobe of seafarers.