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The Man Who Wore His Watch Wrong
Gianni Agnelli ruled an industrial empire, broke the rules of elegance, and became the man everyone wanted to imitate.
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VILCERIQUE
The Beauty of Things That Age.
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Icons
The people who became larger than life. And the stories behind the image.
Some people become symbols of an era. Others reshape the way we think about style, ambition, fame and success. We look beyond the familiar image to explore the contradictions that make an icon.
Photograph: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo·Nationaal Archief·CC0 1.0
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Dressed Like an Emperor. Behaving Like a God.
Mike Tyson, Gianni Versace and humanity's magnificent obsession with looking powerful.
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