Already first in the iTunes charts in 20 countries, including Italy, USA, France for the new album 'Rush!', the Maneskin now land on the Style section of the 'New York Times': "The joy of dressing like rock gods", praises the title of the report-interview dedicated to Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Ethan Torchio and Thomas Raggi by the newspaper's 'fashion editor', Vanessa Friedman. Less than a week left at the Grammys (Sunday 5 February in Los Angeles) in which Damiano , Victoria, Ethan and Thomas are nominated as 'best new artists' a few days before the special appearance in Sanremo on February 9 after symbolically opening last year's edition.
The starting point for Friedman's interview is the 'marriage' celebrated between the four friends by Alessandro Michele, the former Gucci stylist, who on January 19 made them say 'yes', all four dressed in white (and Victoria and Ethan col velo), in a 'ceremony' at Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome to celebrate the release of the new album.
Michele officiated "in the name of Apollo, Elvis and Jimmy Page", and "this is how the relationship between fashion and rock was once again consecrated", wrote Friedman.
"Rarely has a young band used fashion to amplify and widen its message with an attention-grabbing cheerfulness equal to that of the Maneskin", writes the expert of the 'Times', according to which, from the day of the debut to the
Eurovision in Rotterdam dressed by Etro as "love children between Jimi Hendrix and Abba", the group of 'Zitti e Buoni' has become "synonymous with a particular type of exuberant rock god attire".
Analyzing the looks of the Maneskin and particularly those created by Michele, Friedman has gutted a vocabulary inspired by the rock icons of the past, from leather g-strings (thongs), to sequins, from dog collars to pearls, velvets and feathers .
"In a world where image creators like Beyoncé distribute their favors around, the Italian quartet is the best proof of the commitment between brand and band since David Bowie hooked up with Kansai Yamamoto".
However, speaking with Friedman, the Maneskin did not want to discuss what will happen
now that Michele has left the brand and in his place a few days ago Sabato De Sarno took over from Gucci: "No comment, let's not talk about the contract", said Damiano who had explained shortly before that "Gucci broke the rules on This collection is for women, so only women can wear it.' We think this concept is close to what we are trying to do with music."
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