I've grown quite fond of the Italian sensibility of dressing and producing. In no way have I fully adopted the aesthetic. Instead I have adapted it to my own sensibilities. 

Grey clouds covered the sky. Blue was beginning to show through the transparent spaces. A beam of sunlight, then another and almost all at once the clouds rushed away. 

Roman days are a violent shake up between sunlight and cloud cover. It's a schizophrenic weather system that ruins any trust in meteorology. What she lacks in consistent weather this ancient seat of the Roman Empire provides in abundance in history and architecture and art.

Several weeks back I presented my first All Italian Look. Today I bring the second in that series, sharing some of the Italian brands which I have grown to love.

If you think you might love them too then click the links and you can purchase online. If you use my affiliate links below it helps me to keep illustrating menswear.

•Blue rabbit felt hat
•Spinetto Marengo, Italy

•Contemporary Italian sweater
•Gambara, Italy

•Men's luxury jacket, 100% made-in-Italy
•Headquartered in New York

•Swiss Made watch, cult following
•Founded in Florence, Italy. 1860

•Men's trousers, 100% made-in-Italy
•Headquartered in New York

•Hand-made, Wilson Buckle Boots
•Milan, Italy

The coffered sun doesn't revel in any true Italian mythology. It's a symbolism I developed for this series. There are many coffered ceilings in Rome, an architectural design which was used to lighten the weight placed on supporting structures. 

The clouds often play the role of ceiling over the city. The sun plays the foil. It's an alternating game between sun and cloud. It's game I found intriguing and frustrating and yet it couldn't lessen the beauty that is found everywhere in Rome.