Bal Harbour

168 BAL HARBOUR In the chapter titled "Glamour and Uniform," Mouret reveals that his particular penchant for the styles of Old Hollywood and classic French cinema grew from a childhood obsession with movies and ÌiiÛð i Ü>à ÌÀ>ÃwÝi` LÞ Ìi Ü>Þ clothes, along with pose and attitude, could build an image. "That was maybe my wÀÃÌÛipÌLiVi>>}V>]ÌÜ ÌiÌÀVÃ]ÌVÀi>Ìi>>}iÌ>Ì«i«i are really surprised by," he tells Fury. "I ÌÞÛivÃÕiÌÌi]v>ÃÕiÌÌi Ì>Ì Ã VÀi>Ìi`pÌi >>ÝÞ iëiV>Þp comes from that moment, that interest in ÌÀ>ÃvÀ}«i«i°/i>>ÝÞ«Vi` the waist, changed the body. It created an illusion. It's magical." ÕÌ`ÕÀ}ÕÀV>Ì]Üi>ÃÕÀiÌ if he's superstitious, he laughs. "No, no, I'm not superstitious at all," he says with a hint vÃÕÀ«ÀÃiÃÛVi°º ÕÌÌÌ>ÌÌi idea of magic and witches is very powerful. -iÜi]i>Ìi ÕÃ]ÜiÝ«ÀiÃà themselves very powerfully can seem witchy." Ultimately, this is what Mouret strives vÀÃÌpÌ>«vÞ>Ü>½ÃÜ«ÜiÀ >` >i iÀ vii i Ìi «iÀà Ãi½Ã i>ÌÌLi°ƂÌÕ}ÌiLiÃ>Þà that his primary job is to protect a woman, i Ì>ià > iÌ VÛiÀÃ>Ì Ì clarify this point. "I wouldn't say my job is Ì«ÀÌiVÌÜi]iÝ>VÌÞ]»i`iÕÀðºÌ½Ã Ìi«ÌiiÝ«ÀiÃÃÌiÃiÛið Ìià add another layer to your personality. As a designer, I help women add that layer in the way that feels right for them." "Women have to fight very hard to establish themselves in the world, to become who they want to be. It's not easy. I feel, in a way, that I understand this, because as a homosexual, as a fashion designer, I had to do the same to become who I am." —Roland Mouret COURTESY OF RIZZOLI (BOOK COVER); VANINA SORRENTI

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