Alain Delon Magazine strives to be a guide to a better life. A guide to enjoying your time to the fullest. We write it to advise, recommend and inspire. And above all, we love to find undiscovered icons whose style encourages us to try the unknown and the extraordinary.
Today we want to introduce you to the gentlemen who are the definition of the Italian La Dolce Vita. However, they have nothing to do with fashion and are completely unknown to many. Therefore, please get to know the legends of the Italian automotive industry. Legends who have something in their style that makes us want to not reach for the old and safe in our wardrobe in the morning.
Gianni Agnelli
The godfather of Italian style, the epitome of sprezzatura. The grandson of the founder of FIAT, its head during the golden years of the Italian automobile industry and above all a symbol of twentieth-century capitalism. His sense of dress was perhaps more legendary than his business acumen. Although the typical watch worn over the cuff of his shirt and the tie always screamed careless elegance, Mr. Agnelli was never a man to leave things to chance.
Lapo Elkann
Proof that not only wealth can be inherited, but also a sense of style. Gianni Agnelli's grandson Lapo Elkann worked for many years in the family business FIAT as a marketing and brand manager. His style of dress is as lively as his private life, spent somewhere between parties in Turin and New York. Double-breasted suits, wide lapels and wild colors are his signature and make him an unmissable personality.Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
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The right-hand man and successor of Enzo Ferrari is behind the greatest success of the Maranello car company at the beginning of the new millennium. A brilliant businessman with a perfect understanding of luxury. Always tailored as only Italians know how. In the unlined, tailor-made suit in which he seemed to be born, complemented by a spectacularly tied tie with a dimple and the iconic hands in the pockets of his jacket, Mr. Montezemolo elevates the wearing of work clothes to the level of art.
Maurizio Arrivabene
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The greenhorn of the Italian automotive industry became one of the most charismatic figures in the sport almost immediately after taking over as head of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team. His typically Italian approach to leadership quickly made him one of the most popular business people not only in his home country. Combined with the recent resurrection of the Prancing Horse team, Mr. Arrivabene's cult is becoming as immortal in Italy as his white shirt, unbuttoned to three buttons. Combined with blue jeans, the shirt makes it clear that Mr. Arrivabene doesn't care what he looks like. The opposite is true, and few people can perfect this style, honed over the years.
