Techno beats were blaring during a noon meeting at Roberto Cavalli's Fifth Avenue offices on Wednesday.Techno beats were blaring during a noon meeting at Roberto Cavalli's Fifth Avenue offices on Wednesday. Sure, it was a little early for the unst unst of dance music, but what else would one expect from the man who not only outfits but also helped define the aesthetic of the party-ready jet set when he launched his line of vibrant, sexed-up designs in the seventies? Cavalli, 73, was in town this week to fete the 5,650-square-foot Soho flagship for his more youthful Just Cavalli range (below). Naturally, the new digs, which opened to the public in October, were celebrated with a lively bash last night. But the store isn't the designer's only new venture—he's bowing a Cavalli Club in Miami next year, and, in addition to designing Just Cavalli and his more luxurious main line, he's pushing his own brands of vodka and red wine. It's all part of Cavalli's ever-evolving role as a businessman—rather than a strict fashion creative—a transition he accepts but also laments. Ahead of yesterday evening's festivities, Cavalli sat down with cbamd.com for a candid chat about why New Yorkers wear black, how he hates being copied, and what it means to be sexy.
POST: 2024-05-17