I have been working on pleats for almost 19 years.
I am the first person that usually works on the jacket.
The pleat in the front and the seam on top of the flap, balances and defines the elegance of the jacket.
It takes a lot of precision because when you go buy a jacket,
the first thing you look at, if you are an expert, are pleats.
I must feel my machine, there is a particular sound it makes if it sews well.
If my machine does not make that sound
there is definitely something wrong.
It is personal, it takes time, it requires a method.
Everyone has a way of making it personal.
It is my way… The way I hold the fabric is not the same as Sofia’s, or Sonia’s or another person’s.
You realize what it's like to do things the right way.
A Canali suit is so much love
because we make it with precision.
I am satisfied when I see all these jackets lined up at the quality check, ironed.
They are perfect. I like them all. I like them all because they are all beautiful.
My fondest memory here was during our plant’s 10-year anniversary in 2007,
we had a party, a lunch, and at the moment of the group picture
Mr. Gianni called me and said "Madam, come over here and stand next to me."
That is when I realized where I was.
I never thought that such an important person could be so simple.
And so, having him so close to me was nice.