BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE POSLOVNA ARHITEKTURA - DalCasa

When somebody is looking at you he perceives you asa picture which shows an impression of your personality.That is why the suit is so important.Are your suits making a strong impression?- My suits have a power. I can say this because I see andfeel their power every day, watching and listening reactionsof other people. Nevertheless the fact how much aman considers the culture of dressing important or evenif he is completely indifferent to the fashion, when hesees somebody wearing my suit he will measure him fromthe top of his head to the top of his toes with all respect.He will see something special, and still very simple. Hewill notice a discreet detail from the past that has a soul,vitality and note of dignity due to its pure lines.What did provoke you to look for an inspiration in themiddle class suits several hundreds of years old?- I met old middle class suits twenty eight years ago whenTrogir’s Dalmatian harmony-singing group wanted me tomake for their performance suits like their grandfathersused to wear. They wanted to sing in such old suits. WhileI was working on their suits I started to like them so muchthat I, from sheer pleasure, made one for myself. Thatpleasure lasted for fifteen years during which I felt reallynice in that “old“ suit. When I wore it people would saythat it was very nice, but nevertheless did not order anyfor them, but continued to buy classic evening suits.But, today is different...- Around ten years ago people recognized a beauty ofold suits. At the celebration of 1700 years of town Split therewere a fashion show on which I had displayed a collection74of old middle class suits. Than, I revitalised old Split’s suit bynew modern look with soul. The presentation will continuein some way this automn, but this time will have a permanentcharacter. “A Croatian Suit”, my permanent exhibitionwill be open in Split, Marka Marulića Street 6.What is the difference between your suits and classicready-made suits?- All what I am doing is new in the fashion world, but I amalways careful that the basic old pattern should remain. Iam playing with pure line, which is not rude, but is diffractedand falling down in angles and so creating effects oflight and shadow. The line ceased to be static, and mysuits become alive. By cutting the line along the vertical, Idare to say, for fun sake, that I made “the finest garmentin the world“, but, for real, I do think it seriously because ifwe have an aesthetical criteria of simplicity, purity and byit beauty, then it is with a minimum of elements achievedthe maximum; at least, regarding a suit.How do your suits actually come to be?- I feel great responsibility towards men who are comingfor a suit. You should give people your maximum becauseif you sell them something more expensive than itis worth, than you offend their dignity, what makes youneither the artisan nor tradesman. While measuring aman, I always ask what is the occasion he is ordering thesuit for, what are his preferences and what he is doingfor life? Only than, knowing all information and client’spersonal desire, I am able, through my experience, toadvise what suit would be exactly right for him.May it be said, than, that each of your suits was unique?