"I'm dreaming of having a suit made from very exceptional fabrics, and having five for life," he said.
At his disposal, he will have the exceptional fabrics that are the DNA of the Zegna brand and that appeared in the show as a kind of guessing game.
Her specialty was in finding exceptional fabrics -- Swiss chiffons, Indian handprints, 1930's French voiles uncovered in warehouses -- and deploying them voluminously for a clientele undaunted by the extravagance of both her silhouettes and her fees.
After graphic and geometric patterns last summer and the winter focus on exceptional fabrics, this mix was rich in color and pattern, but all made digestible by the streamlining of a batik trench or the simplicity of a dress cut from prints with an African rhythm.
This was an unusually controlled collection — refined, with sports touches (an alpaca jacquard sweatshirt, baseball ribbing peeking from the neckline), relaxed lines — and all the intensity focused on exceptional technical fabrics with grain and shimmer.
The financial situation in the euro zone in general gives cause for concern, especially in Italy, because it remains an exceptional source of fabric and craftsmanship.
That is the skill of Mr. Ghesquière's Balenciaga, which is exceptional in cut and fabric and is guaranteed to be on magazine front covers.
One of music's greatest threnodies, Strauss's Metamorphosen closed the concert in a performance whose distinctive rhythms took a while to firm up, but which thereafter coalesced into a sonic fabric of exceptional richness and depth.
But there is something deeper behind the magnificent fabrics and exceptional workmanship.
Junya Watanabe also picked up on the athletic theme, and his collection of tailored suits in sports fabrics was exceptional.
