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Menswear’s New Groove: Casual Suiting Meets Gorpcore?

Established luxury brands, emerging designers and buzzy technical players alike mixed relaxed suiting with sportswear at the influential Pitti Uomo trade show.
Pitti, men's fashion, Italy
Last week's edition of the semi-annual trade show in Florence saw traditional brands offer casual tailoring options, while sportswear companies experimented with more elevated styles. (Getty Images)

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Daniel-Yaw Miller

Daniel-Yaw Miller is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Miller is a New York based journalist, editor and advisor who specialises in sports, fashion and business.

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